Unprecedented Relief Effort Mobilized Elected Officials and Community Partners to Distribute Millions of Pounds of Kosher-for-Passover Food

Over the past few weeks, as Jewish families prepared for Passover amid soaring food prices, Met Council led a massive food relief effort to ensure that more than 250,000 food-insecure Jewish Americans could celebrate the holiday with dignity.

Local college students recently shared a milestone Shabbos of connection and unity when the Emet JBoard hosted its first Shabbaton in Jamaica Estates. Launched last fall, the JBoard is a collaboration of the dynamic student leaders at Queens College, St. John’s University, and Adelphi University together with Emet. The debut Shabbaton attracted 150 students and even had a waiting list! “The JBoard is an incredible initiative of student leadership that has taken campus associations to the next level,” said Rabbi Akiva Rutenberg, Emet Co-Founder and Director. “Emet has been working in tandem with the JBoard to bring Jewish programming to these campuses, and we are proud of their drive and determination.”