Kimcha DePischa 2025
The custom of “Kimcha DePischa” is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition. Its purpose is to provide help for those in need prior to the Passover holiday. Those entrusted with gathering charitable contributions in each city collect money from all local residents, buy wheat for Passover, wine, meat, fish, and distribute them to the city’s neediest people.
On the night of the Passover seder, we sit around a table filled with holiday delicacies. This is the time to give generously to others in order that they too can have a kosher and happy Festival of Freedom.
We distribute special pre-Passover holiday assistance packages to the residents of the Land of Israel. In the face of growing economic hardships within certain sectors of the population, it has been suggested that this distribution be doubled through the support of the “Min Shemaya” Fund, making it a national campaign providing assistance for thousands of people, young and old alike.
1. PURCHASE VOUCHERS FOR CHILDREN’S CLOTHES
As part of our holy activities conducted throughout the year, we regularly distribute vouchers for purchasing new clothes for the holidays or as the seasonal needs require.
2. VOUCHERS FOR PASSOVER GROCERIES
We provide 150 food vouchers of 770 shekels (200 euros) each for a regular family and 1,000 shekels (255 euros) for families blessed with a large number of children, for purchases at food chains with which we have made arrangements. The vouchers are for the exclusive personal use of the recipient family at supermarkets, save for unique cases when the vouchers can be exchanged for cash.
3. FOOD PACKAGES FOR THE ELDERL Y
In additional to the lack of financial resources, senior citizens have difficulty running around from store to store and carrying their holiday purchases. For these elderly and the disabled, we will send food packages in cooperation, whose volunteers will come directly to the homes of these people. Each food package cost 360 shekels (90 euros) for about forty seniors.
4. SUPPORT FOR I.D.F. SOLDIERS
For fifty lone soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces and soldiers from families in financial distress, the “Min Shemaya” Fund in cooperation with other non-profit organizations gives holiday vouchers of 500 shekels each.
5. PRODUCE & DRY GOODS DISTRIBUTION
Four to six cartons with basic holiday groceries are prepared for 120 families, in cooperation with charitable organizations throughout Israel. The cartons are filled with fruits and vegetables, eggs, grape juice, and more. The cost of each set is 500 shekels for a regular family, 800 shekels for much larger families.
6. SHMURA MATZOS FOR SEDER NIGHT
Shmura matzos for Passover possess some very unique qualities. The holy Zohar teaches us that matzah is “the food of faith”, while Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the “Alter Rebbe”, founder of the Chabad Chassidic movement, calls these matzos “the food of healing.” The Lubavitcher Rebbe instructed his chassidim to distribute shmura matzos to their acquaintances, especially in hospitals, and he even gave shmura matzah to his personal doctor.
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