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The Barbara Mendelson Tomchei Shabbos Fund provides weekly and holiday-based kosher food support to observant families in financial need. The organization supplies essential items for Shabbos and Yom Tov meals, ensuring that recipients are able to uphold the sanctity and joy of these days with dignity. Food packages are distributed on a regular basis and include core staples that are specifically selected to meet traditional meal needs.

Each week, the organization serves approximately 40 families, offering items such as kosher meat, grape juice, eggs, produce, canned goods, and other dry products. These items are distributed through a designated food pantry that is stocked exclusively with kosher-certified food. The pantry is tailored to the needs of frum households, supporting their ability to maintain a proper Shabbos table even during times of financial hardship.

In addition to general donations, the organization also operates the Diamant Meat Fund, which channels contributions specifically toward the purchase of meat and chicken. This fund was established in memory of Irv and Kay Diamant and continues their legacy by sustaining one of the most essential and costly components of Shabbos and Yom Tov meals for recipients.

The Barbara Mendelson Tomchei Shabbos Fund

Food Assistance, Shabbos Support, Holiday Aid, Poverty Relief

Location Served: St. Louis

The Barbara Mendelson Tomchei Shabbos Fund provides weekly and holiday-based kosher food support to observant families in financial need. The organization supplies essential items for Shabbos and Yom Tov meals, ensuring that recipients are able to uphold the sanctity and joy of these days with dignity. Food packages are distributed on a regular basis and include core staples that are specifically selected to meet traditional meal needs.

Each week, the organization serves approximately 40 families, offering items such as kosher meat, grape juice, eggs, produce, canned goods, and other dry products. These items are distributed through a designated food pantry that is stocked exclusively with kosher-certified food. The pantry is tailored to the needs of frum households, supporting their ability to maintain a proper Shabbos table even during times of financial hardship.

In addition to general donations, the organization also operates the Diamant Meat Fund, which channels contributions specifically toward the purchase of meat and chicken. This fund was established in memory of Irv and Kay Diamant and continues their legacy by sustaining one of the most essential and costly components of Shabbos and Yom Tov meals for recipients.

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