650 Passover Seder Meals Delivered to Kosher Residents

Scarsdale NY

26 March, 2021

9:27 AM

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UJA-Federation is helping 150 kosher households in Westchester celebrate Passover with special seder meals, seder plates, and kosher for Passover groceries. The meals were delivered by UJA volunteers on Wednesday, March 24, after being assembled by JCC of Mid-Westchester volunteers. Seasons Kosher Caterer and Supermarket catered the 650 seder meals (two meals for each member of the household, one for each seder),which included traditional seder meal provisions:gefilte fish with red horseradish, chicken consommé, matzah balls, rotisserie chicken, potato kugel, steamed vegetables, seven-layer cake, matzah, and grape juice. The seder plate components included parsley, egg, charoset, shank bone, and horseradish. The groceries were supplied by Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty and included matzah, canned tuna, gefilte fish, macaroons, jelly, oil, and grape juice. The Passover meals and groceries were made possible by grants from UJA. About UJA-Federation of New York Working with a network of hundreds of nonprofits, UJA extends its reach from New York to Israel to nearly 70 other countries around the world, touching the lives of 4.5 million people each year. To date, UJA has allocated nearly $67 million to help respond to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Aid has supported New Yorkers facing food insecurity, UJA partner organizations providing essential health and human services to New Yorkers, Jewish Community Centers, low-income students, single parents, and ensuring dignified Jewish burials. For more information, please visit www.ujafedny.org.