The weeks leading up to Passover are always very busy for Israeli soup kitchens like Meir Panim. Now with the coronavirus pandemic, the soup kitchens are busier than ever; they need all hands on deck. But the coronavirus is placing all Israelis under virtual house arrest, and getting food to Israel's hungry in time for Passover makes everything all the more difficult.
This is especially challenging when a few of our essential staff members were unable to come to work. "One branch manager was injured from moving pots and another is in isolation after being in contact with someone who tested positive" explained Mimi Rozmaryn, Director of Global Development at Meir Panim. "We're super short-staffed," she added.
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