Soup Kitchens
Thousands of hurting Israelis Fed
Rabbi Karkovsky shook his head as he told the story of the young mother and her four children who came to the Fellowship-supported soup kitchen in the Israeli city of Bnei Brak, seeking help. The director of the Beit Hatavshil (Betterment House) has heard many heartbreaking stories as thousands of Israeli families struggle to meet their daily needs amid the nation's economic challenges. But this family's plight was particularly sad… Read More
Tragic circumstances
"We served her and the children right away, and we continued to feed them. I sent one of our volunteers to their home, and she came back in shock. The house was almost bare and the refrigerator was broken. The mother and her newborn slept on an old mattress on the floor. "We went to work helping straighten out their debts, and we are also working to help the father receive some back pay from his former employer…" Read More
