Met Council Distribution

sale, and the role of a rav or community leader. They will also learn how to handle contemporary issues, such as selling chametz online, managing chametz in rental properties, dealing with unintentional chametz found during Pesach, and handling chametz brought into a business by non-Jewish employees.

Participant Dovid Greenberg, who is a member of the Yorucha Program, shared his enthusiasm for the curriculum, saying, “The Yorucha Program has transformed my Pesach preparations. The in-depth and engaging curriculum on Mechiras Chametz has given me the confidence to navigate this essential practice with ease. I am excited to share my newfound knowledge with my family and community.”

The Yorucha Program’s focus on Mechiras Chametz creates an inclusive and accessible learning environment. With resources tailored to learners of all backgrounds and levels, the program seeks to empower individuals with the tools and knowledge to confidently prepare for Pesach.

Join the Yorucha Program today and embark on an exciting journey into the world of Mechiras Chametz. Visit the Yorucha Program website at baishavaad. org/yorucha to access the Mechiras Chametz materials and resources and experience a chag kasher v’sameach with newfound confidence.

In a year marked by severe inflation, including a near 68-percent increase in the costs of fresh proteins like chicken, fish and eggs, Met Council has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to ensure the organization can provide free food to the more than 325,000 Jewish New Yorkers who rely on the organization’s free food distributions for Passover.

More than 200 distribution points across the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, the Capital Region (Albany) and New Jersey, sup - ported by more than 1,237 volunteers, have been set up to help distribute close to 2,800,000 pounds of food to Jews suffering from food insecurity this Passover.