Purim, Mishloach Manot and Matanot LeEvyonim

Can you believe it is Purim time again? The stores are filled with all kinds of goodies and reduced prices with attractive baskets to give as gifts of Mishloach Manot. 

Kids are selecting their costume to dress up and many adults join in the fun too. 

This year, sadly we did not have drivers to deliver our Mishloach Manos, but we still have a Mitzvah that you can join us in carrying out. 

That would of course be Matanot Le'Evyonim. In this case we are specifically assisting needy orphans in Jerusalem. If you have any Maaser or Tzeddakah money set aside for the purpose of giving Matanot Le'Evyonim, please support our campaign and help us to help those in need THIS Purim.

Why should YOU assist? Because together, we can change the world through Kindness.

 

Who is considered as poor? Here is a thought provoking blog post that will give you some ideas to think over.

Thank you for your assistance

Purim Somayach to Everyone.

Shoshanah Shear of Chessed Ve'Emet

Mishloach Manos to Israel this Purim

               Post written by Azriel Winnett

 

Do you have good friends and neighbors who deserve only top quality products in their Mishloach
Manos packages this Purim? And of course, they must be attractively wrapped and presented, as befits people of their standing. That’s a given! Another is that, great value notwithstanding, the prices mustn’t overstretch your pocketbook.

Sounds good, you say, but the big problem is, who has the time nowadays to run around searching for suitable food products, and then return home to the laborious task of wrapping the parcels nicely? Certainly not you! Moreover, your problems may be only starting, for on an exciting day that passes only too quickly, how will you get all the finished items into the hands of your friends, some of whom may even be living in another town?

With Purim drawing near, is it time to start panicking? No. not at all! Chesed Ve’Emet, Betar Illit’s own tzedakah and chesed organization, offers a range of highly attractive packages filled with mouth-watering goodies. Besides, your purchase will carry with it a very important bonus. It will be helping to support the Bayit Chadash program, which assists young disadvantaged engaged and newly-married couples to set up a Jewish home. Some of the young people helped up to this point would have simply been unable to marry without Bayit Chadash’s support.

All food products in the various Mishloach Manos packages carry the hechsher of Bedatz Eida Chareidis. If you live in Betar Illit or environs, or are able to visit, you can come to select and collect your package(s) personally. Alternatively, for a small fee, your packages will be delivered on your behalf anywhere in Israel on Purim day (or Shushan Purim in Jerusalem),

Here are sample descriptions of just two of our popular packages:

*A Classic Mishloach Manos basket. This Purim gift contains a packet of biscuits, a packet of crisps, 2 chocolate coated waifer biscuits, a packet of coated peanuts, a packet of sweets, two mini chocolates and 2 chocolate coins. It is packaged in clear cellophane plastic with purple flowers on and an attractive bow. Includes a personalized handmade card with name of recipient. Requests for design are an option.

* A glass rectangular dish with two matching white mugs with green stripes. The mugs are filled
with chocolate coated waferbiscuit and a packet of nuts. There is a small jar of Nescafe coffee and 4 chocolate coins. This Purim gift is attractively packaged in clear cellophane with a bow.

For more Mishloach Manos options and more details please visit: 

Mishloach Manos 5773 or Mishloach Manos 5773 - 2

Act NOW and avoid disappointment! Please email to secure the packages of your choice and request further information.

A freilichin and uplifting Purim to all! May we merit to witness the final Geulah very soon.

Helping Our Fellow Jew in Israel - THIS Purim

About a week ago, we posted about our desire to turn the food items donated for our Bayit Chadash Project into Purim Packages to help needy families in Israel. In this post, you can see the progress and the need.

The image above shows a package almost complete. It contains a beautiful turquoise bowl filled with a bottle of grape juice, a packet of roasted pasta, a packet of pasta shells, a packet of dried beans, a tin of mixed vegetables, a tin of apple puree, 2 tins of tuna, a packet of barley, a tub of raisins and some igloos (ice lollies). The bowl has been wrapped in clear plastic and tied with a bow of ribbon. We hope to still add some butterflies or other decorations for fun and if we obtain sufficient donations, to include an envelope with Dmei Purim - Matanot le'Evyonim (money to be distributed to the poor on Purim).

The image above shows a Purim Package that is not yet wrapped. It contains a bottle of grape juice, a packet of toasted pasta, a packet of pasta, a packet of potato floor, 2 packets of dried beans, a tin of sliced olives, a tin of peas and carrots, 2 tins of tuna, a container of quality sugar coated peels, some igloos (ice lollies). We still need to wrap this bowl of treats, to decorate it and once more, if possible to add a gift for the family who obtains this (ie Dmei Purim as explained above)

These two attractive bowls are still in need of a bottle of grape juice in order to complete the Purim Package and then wrap it attractively.

The food items are predominantly of the Badatz Eida Chareidi Heksher. A few items have been donated that are of another recognized Badatz Heksher. All food items have been donated specifically for helping other Jews in Israel. The bowls, bottles of grape juice and packaging have been purchased from money donated for this purpose.

We have been notified of at least 20 new couples or families in Jerusalem or surrounding area who are in need of such packages. Please help us to assist our fellow Jew this Purim by making a donation towards this cause. Bli neder, we will continue to post images of new Purim Packages in the various stages of completion as further donations come in.

For those who have friends or family in Jerusalem and surrounding areas that would like to order a Mishloach Manos to be delivered to them on Purim / Shushan Purim, we provide this service too. Please visit our website for details, ideas and to place your order.