Meir Panim Lets Families Celebrate Pesach in Style

While the ancient Israelites were miraculously able to rid themselves of back-breaking bondage and enter the Promised Land with the riches taken from their Egyptian taskmasters, hundreds of thousands of less fortunate Jews in modern day Israel have had to rely upon the every-day miracles performed by  Meir Panim’s angelic volunteers in order to celebrate Pesach without being enslaved by the soaring prices in the consumer marketplace.

Statistics don’t lie. Though Israel never officially fell into the economic muck which has enveloped the USA, UK and the EU during the past five years, the number of individuals and families with children seeking economic and social welfare assistance from the government, as well as outreach organizations continues to climb in an unabated fashion. Over a quarter of Israel’s population currently lives below the poverty line!

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