MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

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MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and alleviating hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.

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MAZON has awarded over $50 million in grants in support of hunger relief.
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MAZON kicks off new initiative

Read about our groundbreaking initiative designed to make nutritious food more accessible for low-income families

MAZON urges you to make your voice heard

Nov 18th

by MAZON

It appears we may have reached a crossroads in our history as a nation. How we proceed - how our elected representatives act on our behalf - will not only effect the quality of life for tens of millions of Americans, but also could determine the competitiveness of our economy for generations to come. ... continue reading »
Get involved in Food Day!

Oct 21st

by MAZON

MAZON is a proud partner in Food Day: Monday, October 24, 2011. ... continue reading »
Take action today: Urge your Senator to sign Gillibrand letter by October 27

Oct 19th

by MAZON

The Super Committee is deliberating $1.5 Trillion in cuts. It is vitally important that SNAP, child nutrition and other safety net programs be spared. Please urge your Senator to sign on to this letter from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), which asks that SNAP and other low-income programs be protected in any deficit plan. ... continue reading »
MAZON now has hoodies!

Oct 11th

by Michelle Stuffmann

Want to tell the world you join MAZON in the fight to end hunger in America? ... continue reading »
Published in j. – A Jewish Response to the Farm Bill

Oct 7th

by Abby J. Leibman

(Published on October 16, 2011 in j., the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California) Putting Jewish values on poor Americans’ dinner tables by Abby J. Leibman At Yom Kippur, through tefillah, teshuvah and tzedakah, we recommit ourselves to improving our relationship with God and with our community. It is a time of reflection, repentance and ... continue reading »

Synagogue Partners - Passover 2011

Adat Ari El, Valley Village, CA

Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Bethesda, MD

Adath Israel Congregation, Cincinnati, OH

Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Minnetonka, MN

Agudas Achim Congregation, Iowa City, IA

Am Haskalah, Allentown, PA

American University Hillel, Washington, DC

Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center Beth Jacob, Aventura, FL

Bais Abraham Congregation, University City, MO

Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, White Plains, NY

Beth Am Shalom, Lakewood, NJ

Beth Am Temple, Pearl River, NY

Beth David Synagogue, Greensboro, NC

Beth El, La Jolla, CA

Beth El Congregation, Baltimore, MD

Beth El Congregation, Akron, OH

Beth El Congregation, Winchester, VA

Beth El Synagogue, Durham, NC

Beth El Synagogue, Omaha, NE

Beth El Synagogue, East Windsor, NJ

Beth El Temple, Harrisburg, PA

Beth Haverim Shir Shalom, Mahwah, NJ

Beth Hillel Temple, Kenosha, WI

Beth Israel Congregation, Ann Arbor, MI

Beth Israel Sinai Congregation, Racine, WI

Beth Jacob Congregation, Mendota Heights, MN

Beth Meyer Synagogue, Raleigh, NC

Beth Shalom Synagogue, Columbia, SC

Beth Sholom B\'nai Israel, Manchester, CT

Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Westborough, MA

B\'nai El Congregation, St. Louis, MO

B\'nai Havurah, Denver, CO

B\'nai Israel, Southbury, CT

B\'nai Israel Reform Temple, Oakdale, NY

B\'nai Israel Synagogue, Rochester, MN

B\'nai Israel Synagogue, High Point, NC

B\'nai Sholom Congregation, Huntington, WV

B\'nai Sholom Reform Congregation, Albany, NY

B\'nai Yehuda Beth Sholom, Homewood, IL

Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Brooklyn, NY

Brotherhood Synagogue, New York, NY

Bucknell University Hillel, Lewisburg, PA

Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis, MO

Community Reform Temple, Westbury, NY

Congregation Adas Emuno, Leonia, NJ

Congregation Adath Israel, Middletown, CT

Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Louisville, KY

Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Elkins Park, PA

Congregation Ael Chunon, Millis, MA

Congregation Agudas Achim, Attleboro, MA

Congregation Agudat Achim, Leominster, MA

Congregation Agudat Achim, Schenectady, NY

Congregation Agudath Achim, Savannah, GA

Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford, CT

Congregation Ahavat Shalom, Lakewood, NJ

Congregation Berith Sholom, Troy, NY

Congregation Bet Breira, Miami, FL

Congregation Bet Shalom, Tucson, AZ

Congregation Bet Shalom, Minnetonka, MN

Congregation Beth Abraham, Oakland, CA

Congregation Beth Am, Longwood, FL

Congregation Beth David, Amenia, NY

Congregation Beth El, Tyler, TX

Congregation Beth El, Bennington, VT

Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, Bethesda, MD

Congregation Beth El Binah, Dallas, TX

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston, SC

Congregation Beth Emeth, Wilmington, DE

Congregation Beth Emeth, Hewlett, NY

Congregation Beth Evergreen, Evergreen, CO

Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit, NJ

Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Bremerton, WA

Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego, CA

Congregation Beth Israel, Chico, CA

Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford, CT

Congregation Beth Israel, Bangor, ME

Congregation Beth Israel, Northfield, NJ

Congregation Beth Israel, Scotch Plains, NJ

Congregation Beth Israel, Lebanon, PA

Congregation Beth Israel, Austin, TX

Congregation Beth Israel, Colleyville, TX

Congregation Beth Israel, Charlottesville, VA

Congregation Beth Israel, Bellingham, WA

Congregation Beth Israel of Media, Media, PA

Congregation Beth Israel, North Adams, MA

Congregation Beth Jacob, Oakland, CA

Congregation Beth Jacob, Plymouth, MA

Congregation Beth Judah, Ventnor, NJ

Congregation Beth Shalom, Wilmington, DE

Congregation Beth Shalom, Clearwater, FL

Congregation Beth Shalom, Atlanta, GA

Congregation Beth Shalom, Overland Park, KS

Congregation Beth Shalom, Seattle, WA

Congregation Beth Shalom of Brandon, Brandon, FL

Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, Chester, CT

Congregation Beth Sholom - Chevra Shas, Dewitt, NY

Congregation Beth Tikvah, Worthington, OH

Congregation Beth Torah, Overland Park, KS

Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis, IN

Congregation B\'nai Amoona, St. Louis, MO

Congregation B\'nai Harim, Pocono Pines, PA

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Sacramento, CA

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Vallejo, CA

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Fairfield, CT

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Danbury, CT

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Hattiesburg, MS

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Butte, MT

Congregation B\'nai Israel, Fair Lawn, NJ

Congregation B\'nai Jehudah, Overland Park, KS

Congregation B\'nai Keshet, Montclair, NJ

Congregation B\'nai Shalom, Walnut Creek, CA

Congregation B\'nai Sholom, West Hartford, CT

Congregation B\'nai Torah, Westminster, CO

Congregation B\'nai Torah, Trumbull, CT

Congregation B\'nai Torah, Sudbury, MA

Congregation B\'nai Tzedek, Fountain Valley, CA

Congregation B\'nai Tzedek, Potomac, MD

Congregation B\'nai Tzedek, Cincinnati, OH

Congregation Emanu El, Redlands, CA

Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA

Congregation Emanu-El B\'ne Jeshurun, Milwaukee, WI

Congregation Emanu-El Israel, Greensburg, PA

Congregation Emeth, Morgan Hill, CA

Congregation Etz Chaim, Marietta, GA

Congregation Etz Chayim, Palo Alto, CA

Congregation Etz Hayim, Arlington, VA

Congregation Gates of Heaven, Schenectady, NY

Congregation Hakafa, Glencoe, IL

Congregation Har Shalom, Fort Collins, CO

Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD

Congregation Haverim, Tucson, AZ

Congregation Hugat Haverim, Glendale, CA

Congregation Kol Ami, Tampa, FL

Congregation Kol Emeth, Palo Alto, CA

Congregation Kol Halev, Austin, TX

Congregation Kol Shalom, Annapolis, MD

Congregation Kol Shofar, Tiburon, CA

Congregation Kol Tikvah, Parkland, FL

Congregation Micah, Brentwood, TN

Congregation Mishkan Tefila, Chestnut Hill, MA

Congregation Mishkan Torah, Greenbelt, MD

Congregation M\'vakshe Derekh, Scarsdale, NY

Congregation Ner Shalom, Woodbridge, VA

Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Congregation Neve Shalom, St. Louis, MO

Congregation Ohav Shalom, Albany, NY

Congregation Ohr Tzafon, Atascadero, CA

Congregation Or Ami, Houston, TX

Congregation Or Atid, Wayland, MA

Congregation Or Chadash, Damascus, MD

Congregation Or Chadash of the Northeast Valley, Scottsdale, AZ

Congregation Oseh Shalom, Laurel, MD

Congregation Rodef Shalom, Denver, CO

Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Bridgeport, CT

Congregation Sha\'ar Zahav, San Francisco, CA

Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, MO

Congregation Shaare Torah, Gaithersburg, MD

Congregation Shaare Zedek, New York, NY

Congregation Shaarey Tikvah, Beachwood, OH

Congregation Shaarey Zedek, East Lansing, MI

Congregation Shalom, Milwaukee, WI

Congregation Shir Ami, Woodland Hills, CA

Congregation Shir Chadash, Lakewood, CA

Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair, NJ

Congregation Sinai, San Jose, CA

Congregation Sons of Israel, Manalapan, NJ

Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff Manor, NY

Congregation Sukkat Shalom, Wilmette, IL

Congregation Temple Sinai, Dresher, PA

Congregation Tifereth Israel, Columbus, OH

Cornell University Hillel, Ithaca, NY

East Brunswick Jewish Center, E. Brunswick, NJ

East End Temple, New York, NY

Emanuel Congregation, Chicago, IL

Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry, NH

Falmouth Jewish Congregation, East Falmouth, MA

Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Flemington Jewish Community Center, Flemington, NJ

Greenburgh Hebrew Center, Dobbs Ferry, NY

Har Zion Temple, Penn Valley, PA

Harford Jewish Center, Havre de Grace, MD

Hartford Hillel, West Hartford, CT

Heichal Baoranim, Flagstaff, AZ

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Great Barrington, MA

Hewlett & Rockaway Jewish Center, East Rockaway, NY

Hillel of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA

Hillel--University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, Indianapolis, IN

Israel Congregation of Manchester, Manchester Center, VT

Jewish Community of Kauai, Kapaa, HI

Jewish Family Congregation, South Salem, NY

Kehila Chadasha, Rockville, MD

Kehilat Shalom, Montgomery Village, MD

Kehilath Synagogue, Overland Park, KS

Kehillath Israel, Brookline, MA

Kesher Israel, West Chester, PA

Kol Shalom, Rockville, MD

Lake Placid Synagogue, Lake Placid, NY

Leo Baeck Temple, Los Angeles, CA

Main Line Reform Temple-Beth Elohim, Wynnewood, PA

McHenry County Jewish Congregation, Crystal Lake, IL

Middlebury College Hillel, Middlebury, VT,

Mishkon Tephilo, Venice, CA

MIT Hillel, Cambridge, MA

Morristown Jewish Center, Morristown, NJ

Moses Montefiore Temple, Bloomington, IL

Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, MN

Mt. Sinai Congregation, Wausau, WI

Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, Jamaica Plain, MA

Nevei Kodesh - Jewish Renewal Community of Boulder, Boulder, CO

Northern Hills Synagogue, Cincinnati, OH

Oak Park Temple, Oak Park, IL

Ohavay Zion Synagogue, Lexington, KY

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, VT

Ohef Sholom Temple, Norfolk, VA

Ohr Kodesh Congregation, Chevy Chase, MD

Ohr Shalom, San Diego, CA

Old York Road Temple - Beth Am, Abington, PA

Pelham Jewish Center, Pelham Manor, NY

Pleasantville Community Synagogue, Pleasantville, NY

Reconstructionist Synagogue of the N. Shore, Plandome, NY

Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom, Reading, PA

Rockdale Temple, Cincinnati, OH

Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA

Rodef Sholom Temple, Hampton, VA

San Francisco State University Hillel, San Francisco, CA

Shaare Zedek Synagogue, St. Louis, MO

Shaarei Tikvah: The Scarsdale Conservative Congregation, Scarsdale, NY

Shelter Rock Jewish Center, Roslyn, NY

Shomrei Torah Congregation, Wayne, NJ

Shulman Hillel: The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Sinai Temple, Champaign, IL

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation, Chandler, AZ

Temple Adath Israel, Merion Station, PA

Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester, NH

Temple Akiba, Culver City, CA

Temple Aliyah, Needham, MA

Temple Am David, Warwick, RI

Temple Am Echad, Lynbrook, NY

Temple Beit Torah, Colorado Springs, CO

Temple Bet Yam, St. Augustine, FL

Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua, NH

Temple Beth Abraham, Canton, MA

Temple Beth Abraham, Tarrytown, NY

Temple Beth Ahm, Aberdeen, NJ

Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael, Springfield, NJ

Temple Beth Chai of Hauppauge, Hauppauge, NY

Temple Beth David, Rochester, NY

Temple Beth David, Westminster, CA

Temple Beth David, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Temple Beth El, Las Cruces, NM

Temple Beth El, Riverside, CA

Temple Beth El, Bakersfield, CA

Temple Beth El, Pensacola, FL

Temple Beth El, Tacoma, WA

Temple Beth El, Flint, MI

Temple Beth El, North Bellmore, NY

Temple Beth El, Stamford, CT

Temple Beth El of North Westchester, Chappaqua, NY

Temple Beth El of Northern Valley, Closter, NJ

Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley Hills, MA

Temple Beth Emet, Anaheim, CA

Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor, MI

Temple Beth Hatfiloh, Olympia, WA

Temple Beth Hillel - Beth El, Wynnewood, PA

Temple Beth Israel, Pomona, CA

Temple Beth Israel, Fresno, CA

Temple Beth Israel, Eugene, OR

Temple Beth Or, Miami, FL

Temple Beth Or, Everett, WA

Temple Beth Shalom, Sun City, AZ

Temple Beth Shalom, Santa Fe, NM

Temple Beth Shalom, Long Beach, CA

Temple Beth Shalom, Spokane, WA

Temple Beth Shalom, Winter Haven, FL

Temple Beth Shalom, Brigantine, NJ

Temple Beth Shalom, Bozeman, MT

Temple Beth Shalom Hudson, Hudson, OH

Temple Beth Sholom, Melbourne, FL

Temple Beth Sholom, Topeka, KS

Temple Beth Sholom, Flushing, NY

Temple Beth Sholom, Chandler, AZ

Temple Beth Tikvah, Roswell, GA

Temple Beth Torah, Ridgecrest, CA

Temple Beth Torah, Fremont, CA

Temple Beth Torah, Westbury, NY

Temple Beth-El, Ithaca, NY

Temple Beth-El, South Bend, IN

Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim, Cranford, NJ

Temple Beth-El Sisterhood, Munster, IN

Temple B\'nai Abraham, Meriden, CT

Temple B\'nai B\'rith of Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, PA

Temple B\'nai Israel, Galveston, TX

Temple B\'nai Israel, Willimantic, CT

Temple B\'nai Jeshurun, Des Moines, IA

Temple B\'nai Torah, Wantagh, NY

Temple B\'nai Torah, Bellevue, WA

Temple Chaverim, Plainview, NY

Temple Concord, Binghamton, NY

Temple David, Monroeville, PA

Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle, WA

Temple Emanuel, Winston-Salem, NC

Temple Emanuel, Davenport, IA

Temple Emanuel, Beaumont, TX

Temple Emanu-El, Tucson, AZ

Temple Emanu-El, San Diego, CA

Temple Emanu-El, Haverhill, MA

Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ

Temple Emanu-El, Tuscaloosa, AL

Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA

Temple Emanuel of South Hills, Pittsburgh, PA

Temple Emanuel of Tempe, Tempe, AZ

Temple Emeth, Teaneck, NJ

Temple Har Shalom, Warren, NJ

Temple Hatikvah/Homestead Jewish Center, Homestead, FL

Temple Hesed, Scranton, PA

Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles, CA

Temple Isaiah, Stony Brook, NY

Temple Israel, Tulsa, OK

Temple Israel, Norfolk, VA

Temple Israel, Alameda, CA

Temple Israel, Stockton, CA

Temple Israel, Albany, NY

Temple Israel, West Palm Beach, FL

Temple Israel, Columbus, OH

Temple Israel, Duluth, MN

Temple Israel, Springfield, MO

Temple Israel, Vestal, NY

Temple Israel, Ridgewood, NJ

Temple Israel of Greater Miami, Miami, FL

Temple Israel of Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

Temple Israel of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Temple Judea, Laguna Woods, CA

Temple Judea Mizpah, Skokie, IL

Temple Judea of Bucks County, Doylestown, PA

Temple Kehillat Chaim, Roswell, GA

Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield, MI

Temple Menorah, Redondo Beach, CA

Temple Ner Ami, Camarillo, CA

Temple Neve Shalom, Metuchen, NJ

Temple of Israel, Greenville, SC

Temple Ohev Sholom, Harrisburg, PA

Temple Reyim, Auburndale, MA

Temple Rodef Sholom, Waco, TX

Temple Shaaray Tefila, Bedford Corners, NY

Temple Sha\'arey Shalom, Springfield, NJ

Temple Shalom, Salem, MA

Temple Shalom, Middletown, RI

Temple Shalom, Aberdeen, NJ

Temple Shalom of Milton, Milton, MA

Temple Shalom of Newton, West Newton, MA

Temple Shir Shalom, West Bloomfield, MI

Temple Sholom, New Milford, CT

Temple Sholom, Fanwood, NJ

Temple Sinai, Reno, NV

Temple Sinai, Portsmouth, VA

Temple Sinai, Saratoga Springs, NY

Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA

Temple Sinai, Sharon, MA

Temple Sinai, Cranston, RI

Temple Sinai of North Dade, North Miami Beach, FL

Temple Sinai of Roslyn, Roslyn Heights, NY

Temple Solel, Paradise Valley, AZ

Temple Solel, Bowie, MD

The Community Synagogue, Port Washington, NY

The Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden, CT

The Elijah Minyan, La Costa, CA

The Kane Street Synagogue, Brooklyn, NY

The New Shul, Scottsdale, AZ

The Temple, Atlanta, GA

Tifereth Israel Congregation, Washington, DC

Tifereth Israel Congregation, New Bedford, MA

Tifereth Israel Synagogue, San Diego, CA

Tree of Life Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA

United Hebrew Congregation, Joplin, MO

United Synagogue of Hoboken, Hoboken, NJ

University of Florida Hillel Foundation, Gainesville, FL

University of Georgia Hillel, Athens, GA

University of Texas Hillel, Austin, TX

University Synagogue, Los Angeles, CA

Vassar Temple, Poughkeepsie, NY

Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, DC

West End Synagogue, New York, NY

Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, NY

Wexner Heritage Village, Columbus, OH

Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles, CA

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