The highest level of tzedakah is to provide for the needy in one's own community. As we approach the Yimei HaDin, may your generous donation be a zechut for all of us — individually and as a community — for a healthy year full of brachot. Please consider making a donation of any size; every donation really counts.
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Your contribution will provide local individuals and families the extra help that they need for the upcoming Yomim Tovim, enabling them to celebrate with the same Simchat Yom Tov you enjoy in your own home.
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Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington
812 Hyde Court Silver Spring, MD 20902 (Please include your email address for a donation receipt.) |
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 help's 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.
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 to those in need.
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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.
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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.
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SAMCHAINU
Samchainu is a support group that has become a lifeline to many Orthodox Jewish widows. Staffed completely by widows who volunteer their time and resources.
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