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Masbia launches Hamantaschen for Hunger for Purim after a tough fundraising winter

Kosher food pantry partners with Strauss Bakery with half of the proceeds from Hamantaschen sales going to charity, offering customers a two-for-one mitzvah: ‘Mishlohei manot’ and ‘matanot le’evyonim’ in one purchase. Step into Brooklyn’s Strauss Bakery in March and the first thing you’ll see — or, more importantly, smell — is the non-traditional hamantaschen flavors. […]

A Fifty-Pound Hamantash at Masbia’s Annual Chop ‘n Pack Event

(Courtesy of Masbia) This weekend marked a significant moment of unity and service as members of Mayor Eric Adams’ Jewish Advisory Council gathered at the historic Congregation Orach Chaim for Masbia’s annual Chop ‘n Pack event. The event, under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Benjamin Skydell, the venerable rabbi of Orach Chaim, and Rabbi Alexander Rapaport, […]

See an enormous hamantash in NYC this weekend

This Sunday, March 3, Purim celebrations are kicking off at Congregation Orach Chaim at 1459 Lexington Avenue by 95th Street in uptown Manhattan when a colossal 50-pound hamantash created by Strauss Bakery will be on display for all to see (and, perhaps, eat) as part of a larger event focusing on the upcoming holiday. From […]

A kosher food bank unveils 50-pound Purim cookie to raise awareness about hungry New Yorkers

(New York Jewish Week) — A giant, 50-pound hamantasch (singular of hamantaschen) was unveiled Sunday at Congregation Orach Chaim on the Upper East Side as part of a fundraiser for Masbia, a kosher soup kitchen and food bank.  Strauss Bakery in Borough Park made the giant pastry in honor of the Orthodox-run organization’s new initiative, Hamantaschen for […]

New York’s 4-foot kosher hamantasch helping to feed the homeless

Hot on the heels of the record breaking thirty-five feet long challah, Brooklyn’s Strauss Bakery has been involved in producing another oversized Jewish bake. Last weekend, the kosher bakery provided oven space for a huge kosher hamantasch. The giant Purim treat was created to launch a fundraising drive for Masbia — a kosher soup kitchen and […]

Kosher food bank unveils giant hamantasch to raise hunger awareness

New York Jewish Week) — A giant, 50-pound hamantasch (singular of hamantaschen) was unveiled Sunday at Congregation Orach Chaim on the Upper East Side as part of a fundraiser for Masbia, a kosher soup kitchen and food bank. Strauss Bakery in Borough Park made the giant pastry in honor of the Orthodox-run organization’s new initiative, Hamantaschen for […]