Scores of volunteers flooded the offices and courtyards of Moscow’s Shaarei Tzedek social welfare center to pack boxes of pre-holiday shipments for elderly Jewish residents.
The packages, which will be delivered in time for the festive holiday of Purim next week, include cartons of chicken, preserved fish, other food staples, and candy. Beginning the night of Feb. 27, the holiday recalls the events of the Book of Esther.
Housed in the sprawling Jewish communal complex in the city’s Marina Roscha neighborhood, the Chabad-Lubavitch run Shaarei Tzedek center delivers hot meals to homebound and at-risk seniors, feeds clients at its cafeteria, and provides medical and financial assistance to elderly residents in need.
Volunteers at the Shaarei Tzedek social welfare center in Moscow register to pack boxes of food destined for elderly residents in need.
Located in the city’s Marina Roscha neighborhood, the Shaarei Tzedek center serves a variety of elderly clients, from homebound populations to those in need of medical assistance.
The boxes will be delivered in time for the holiday of Purim, which begins the night of Feb. 27.
The packages include cartons of chicken, preserved fish, assorted food staples and candy.
A volunteer organizes her station.
Readied shipments lie covered beside the Shaarei Tzedek center.
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