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Purim is just a few days away! 🎉
As you fill your mishloach manot baskets and celebrate the mitzvot of the season, consider taking the spirit of matanot l'evyonim even further.
Let's make this Purim meaningful, inside and outside the basket.
Donate and send an eCard to a loved one:
Our CEO Abby J. Leibman joined Rabbi Ari Averbach on the Moral Courage Podcast to discuss the themes of social justice and the mission of MAZON.
Abby shares her journey into advocacy, the importance of policy change, and the role of the Jewish community in addressing hunger.
Take a listen:
During last night’s State of the Union, President Trump claimed he “lifted” 2.4 million people off SNAP.
The truth is that his policies are cutting people from food assistance — not because their situation has improved.
Take action and tell your members of Congress to protect SNAP:
For the record, Trump isn't lifting people off food assistance. He's kicking them off.
And he's doing it so he can keep giving tax breaks to billionaires.
Hunger has never been worse in America.
Purim is one week away! 🎪👑
Our tradition teaches that matanot l'evyonim, giving to those in need, is at the very heart of Purim. It's not optional. It's a commandment.
This year, sending a MAZON eCard is a beautiful way to answer that call. Your gift helps protect vital programs like SNAP.
People deserve the dignity of choice.
Multiple states have banned 'junk food' from SNAP, but nobody can agree on what that even means.
The evidence isn't there. Here's POLITICO's quiz to reveal the inconsistencies in RFK's push to restrict SNAP.
Take the quiz:
Military family hunger has often been overlooked.
While housing allowances and pay tables may suggest family income is enough, they often fail to account for rising costs.
For too many families, this isn't an abstract policy gap, it's not having enough money for groceries and diapers.
Last year seems so long ago, but it's been less than two months!
Check out out our 2025 impact report! When programs like SNAP faced massive cuts and political hostility, we moved quickly and powerfully.
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See the full report: mazon.org/news/publica...
This #PresidentsDay, remember when presidents fought hunger instead of making it worse.
In 1939, FDR launched the first Food Stamp Program. JFK revived it. LBJ made it permanent.
Today, over 40 million rely on SNAP, modern day food stamps. Presidents used to solve hunger.
Learn more:
After the Trump administration used their political trifecta to gut nutrition programs in their budget and tax bill, the bipartisan trust of this committee has been broken and this important reauthorization has been reduced to another partisan mess.
Read our full statement:
The Trump administration is conducting reckless mass deportations while the USDA spreads misinformation and strips nutrition assistance from immigrant communities.
Fear tactics are preventing eligible immigrant families from accessing SNAP.
Take action:
Today is the day!
Jewish Justice Giving Day is here. We have a unique opportunity to unite as a community and turn tzedakah into action.
We need your help today. Stand up for Jewish Values!
giving.mazon.org/page/FUNLWYA...
Tzedek, tzedek, tirdof Justice, justice, you shall pursue.
Tonight at midnight, #JewishJusticeGivingDay begins. For 24 hours, we have a powerful opportunity to turn tzedakah into action.
All donations are MATCHED dollar for dollar up to $10,000.
Give now: giving.mazon.org/page/FUNLWYA...
Thrilled to welcome three new outstanding board members. Yolanda Gordon of @resultsorg.bsky.social, Ben Kalhorn of Cantera Partners, and Liza Lieberman of @mazonusa.bsky.social. Their combined experience & diverse insights are welcomed additions as we continue to work to end hunger everywhere!
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We must do to help military families access food assistance and remove the persistent policy barriers that have been in place for far too long.
We are grateful for leaders like Reps Levin and Mackenzi who understand their critical role as policymakers in protecting access to basic needs programs.
Join us for #JewishJusticeGivingDay on February 10!
All gifts MATCHED dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 thanks to Amy Smith. Make your gift early and help us fight to end hunger.
Make your gift: giving.mazon.org/page/FUNLWYA...
In response to litigation where MAZON serves as co-counsel, Tennessee is making progress toward fixing its flawed SNAP program.
Significant work remains, but this shows legal advocacy works.
We will continue fighting to ensure every Tennessean has access to the food assistance they need.
Join us on February 10 for Jewish Justice Giving Day!
MAZON joins Jewish justice orgs nationwide as SNAP faces unprecedented threats. We're fighting for policies that reflect our values and affirm every person's right to food and dignity.
Your support ensures Jewish voices speak truth to power.
For those of us who had the privilege of working alongside him, and for the countless communities he touched in Philadelphia and beyond, Dan’s life was a masterclass in how to move through the world with profound humility, effortless humor, and an unwavering commitment to the most vulnerable.
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Now, more than ever, we need our lawmakers to fight for those facing hunger.
Thank you to @repcohen.bsky.social, @friedman.house.gov @nadler.house.gov, and @repschneider.bsky.social for taking the time to learn about our priorities and legislative ways to fight hunger.
In honor of MLK Day, we hosted tour of our Hunger Museum that explored the civil rights movement's fight against hunger.
The tour examines how the activism of the 60s and 70s reframed access to food as fundamental to racial and gender equality.
Watch the full tour here: vimeo.com/1156667905/c...
Check out some recent postcards from Hebrew schools from across the country!
You can incorporate our postcard campaign in existing curriculum or we can provide resources for an entire lesson on hunger issues in America designed for students.
Learn more: mazon.org/postcards
We’re thankful to Abby Leibman and Bob Greenstein of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger (@mazonusa.bsky.social ) for joining us this past Wednesday. MAZON has been working for years to address hunger and food insecurity through public policy.
You can learn more about their work at mazon.org
Abby J. Leibman of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger explains how the organization brings a values-centered, dignity-first approach to the fight against hunger in the United States.
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Can you eat on $6 a day?
Secretary Rollins recently said: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing."
You can help us run our own simulations using the SNAP Cafe in our virtual Hunger Museum.
Last year, the Republican majority passed a budget bill which increases state costs for SNAP by millions and even billions of dollars.
State and local officials are begging Congress to give them the additional time they need to implement the new law and help struggling families.
Tonight is the night, join us!
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The reality: States don't have any time to reduce errors. How much they’ll be required to pay for SNAP benefits is being determined right now. And rushed implementation of other SNAP cuts & the government shutdown are making errors more likely. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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Until 2025, the very idea of our federal government weaponizing food assistance to punish political enemies was completely unthinkable and something out of a dystopian novel.
Now, we’ve seen the Trump administration take that step multiple times over the course of several months.
We are devastated by the hateful attack against Beth Israel Congregation and stand by the Jackson community. As the only synagogue in Jackson and home to our friends and partners at the Institute for Southern Jewish Life, Beth Israel is an integral part of the community.
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