Meir Panim

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What do you do on the weekend? Do you celebrate Shabbat? Do you have other special traditions or rituals you practice?

🇮🇱 Don’t just visit Israel. Show up for her people.

Meir Panim has 5 Restaurant-Style soup kitchens across Israel, where Israelis in need receive hot meals, dignity, and care.

Every year, hundreds of volunteers join us to serve meals, pack food boxes, and make a real difference for families, seniors, Holocaust survivors, and people facing poverty.

Whether you’re here for the summer, living in Israel, or looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity — we’d love to have you.

👉 Sign up to volunteer here: https://meirpanim.org/volunteering/

Dimona update ❤️

After the missile strike in Dimona toward the end of March, Meir Panim’s local branch was left with serious damage.

With barely two weeks until Passover, our team knew one thing clearly: the people who depended on us still needed food, support, and care.

So even without a safe branch to work from, the work continued.

Meals were brought in from nearby Be’er Sheva. Pantry boxes and holiday support were distributed. Our van became a working distribution point, helping food and essentials reach elderly people, homebound residents, and families living in poverty.

Now, we have an update.

One building, which housed our Holocaust survivor day center and children’s after-school center, sustained severe structural damage and is still awaiting a government decision on whether it can be repaired or must be demolished and rebuilt.

But the second building, home to our Restaurant-Style soup kitchen, kitchen, pantry packing area, and courtyard, has been approved as safe to return to.

Repairs are still underway, but the kitchen is open again. Pantry boxes are being packed. Hot meals are being served. Volunteers, IDF soldiers, and Rotem employees are helping bring the branch back to life.

Thank you for standing with Dimona and helping Meir Panim continue serving through damage, disruption, and rebuilding.

Click through to see the Dimona branch back in action.

Our Dimona branch is still unusable, but the people who depend on us are still there. Last week, another IDF unit came to volunteer alongside our team to pack food, ensuring that no one in Dimona goes without a meal.

8 lessons we didn't learn in a classroom. 💙

Working alongside people facing hunger, poverty, war, and loss teaches you things you can't find in any book. These are the reminders our staff and volunteers carry with them every single day, and honestly, they're ones we all need to hear.
Save this one for when you need it. 🌿
Which lesson resonates with you most? Tell us in the comments 👇

Wishing everyone a sweet, joyful Shavuot filled with family, cheesecake, and all the things that make this holiday so special. And thanks to your incredible generosity, thousands of Israelis who couldn't afford to celebrate will be feeling that sweetness too. Chag Sameach! (Happy Holidays) ✨🍰🌸