Due to the financial impact of COVID-19 on so many households in our community, the need for Yom Tov assistance is greater this year than ever before.
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Please consider making a donation to the Yad Yehuda Yom Tov assistance campaign; every donation really does make a difference.
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Current events have resulted in an unprecedented situation which continues to evolve at a breathtaking pace. As a result, many community members are experiencing new and unfamiliar challenges.
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Whether you are trying to strategize an unanticipated expense or experiencing general financial hardship as a result of the current situation, with the help of Hashem Yad Yehuda is here to help.
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Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington is a volunteer organization that serves as the Jewish community's financial safety net serving hundreds of individuals from every Jewish neighborhood in the Greater Washington area every year. By providing programs such as Tomchei Shabbos, the Capital Kosher Pantry, and emergency assistance, Yad Yehuda helps ease some of the financial strain on our friends and neighbors.
It is likely that everyone living in any one of the Greater Washington Jewish communities, has knowingly or unknowingly been touched by a friend, family member or neighbor that has benefited from Yad Yehuda. Please click here to make a donation.
It is likely that everyone living in any one of the Greater Washington Jewish communities, has knowingly or unknowingly been touched by a friend, family member or neighbor that has benefited from Yad Yehuda. Please click here to make a donation.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
When a crisis strikes and bills need to be paid, our assistance program helps to stabilize the financial burden and prevent greater loss.
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CAPITAL KOSHER PANTRY
Through the Capital Kosher Pantry, we help hundreds of fellow community members, throughout Greater Washington, feed their families with pride and dignity.
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TOMCHEI SHABBOS
The Tomchei Shabbos program was designed to assist local families and individuals in financial distress purchase much needed food for Shabbat and Yom Tov.
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INDEPENDENTLY MANAGED PROGRAMS
GEMACH EXCHANGE
GemachExchange.com is a network of locally run gemachim, under the umbrella of Yad Yehuda and maintained by dedicated individuals. These gemachim provide essential items.
Visit GemachExchange.com
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CHESED GUIDE
ChesedGuide.org is a joint project of Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington and Agudath Israel of Maryland. Its goal is to provide a nationwide resource guide for all things chesed.
Visit ChesedGuide.org
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CHESED SHEL EMES
ChesedShelEmesAid provides assistance when a person or family does not have sufficient funds for a funeral from a commercial funeral home.
Visit ChesedShelEmesAid.org
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NISMACH MARYLAND
Nismach is a support group that has become a lifeline to many Orthodox Jewish widows. Staffed completely by widows who volunteer their time and resources.
Visit Nismach.org
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