TOMORROW: Met Council brings America's largest free Pesach food distribution to Boro Park, Forest Hills

Met Council, the largest provider of kosher food in the country, has kicked off their annual food distributions across the city ahead of Passover to ensure over 200,000 Jewish New Yorkers have all the kosher food they need for the holiday. Tomorrow, Met Council's team will work with Boro Park Chesed Center and Commonpoint Queens to distribute truckloads of free, kosher food to the Boro Park and Forest Hills community.   

  Volunteers will be giving away food from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Commonpoint Queens and after 1 p.m. at Boro Park Chesed Center on Wednesday, March 17.   

  As the need continues to grow, Met Council remains committed to helping those struggling to afford their basic staples, as well as the items that are essential for celebrating Passover with dignity and joy. Passover begins on March 27 at sundown. Until then, Met Council will host distributions across the city to ensure Jewish New Yorkers in need will not go without during the holiday. 

Met Council CEO David Greenfield said: “This has been one of the most challenging years we’ve ever faced at Met Council but we’re determined to make sure everyone who wants a holiday meal can get one. That is why Met C

Below are the locations and scheduled times for the Wednesday, March 17 distributions. If you are interested in covering Met Council's Passover food distributions, please email Avi Spitzer at [email protected] .  

  

Wednesday, March 17  

Boro Park Chesed Center  
3726 18th Avenue  
Brooklyn, NY 11218  
March 17, 1 pm  

Commonpoint Queens  
108-13 67th Road  
Forest Hills, New York 11374  

March 17, 9 am-1 pm  ouncil is going to be working around the clock to help feed New Yorkers across the five boroughs.”