Local Food Pantry Receives Donation of Kosher Food For Passover

FIVE TOWNS, NY - Several local officials recently announced that the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry received an emergency one-ton donation of Kosher for Passover food.

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, Town of Hempstead Councilmembers Bruce Blakeman and Anthony D’Esposito, and several Rabbis from the Five Towns community, joined together on Thursday, April 7 to announced the donation made by Stop & Shop.

“On behalf of the community, I thank Stop & Shop for its generosity. This contribution will allow families in need to properly celebrate the Passover holiday,” Mangano said. “It is important that caring corporate citizens like Stop & Shop continue to work closely with the County to support the efforts of Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry and all those who strengthen the social safety net that is needed to protect any Nassau resident in need.”

The one-ton donation included: Matzah, Matzah meal, canned vegetables, canned salmon and canned tuna, gefilte fish, egg noodles, grape juice, apple juice, boxed mixes of potate kugle, boxed mixes of cakes, packaged soup mixes and apple sauce.

Pictured from Left to Right: Rabbi Ephraim Polakoff of Congregation Bais Tefilah of Woodmere; Rabbi Steven Graber of Temple Hillel of North Woodmere; Nassau County Legislator Howard Kope;, Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino; Joel Block, Executive Director of the Marion and Aaron Gural JCC; Arlene Putterman, Manager of Community Relations for Stop and Shop; Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman; Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano; Senate Candidate Chris McGrath; Rabbi Jay H. Rosenbaum D.D. of Temple Israel in Lawrence; Rabbi Matt Futterman of Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst; and Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito.

Photo courtesy of the Nassau County Executive's Office