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We had a great night at Masbia serving over 150 people a beautiful Chanukah meal and handing out hundreds of gifts to those in needs, a special shout out to Betach for donating their time and playing fantastic music.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
by VIN News Staff 

Brooklyn, NY - A large delegation of City Council members volunteered on Monday their time and energy at Masbia soup kitchen on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn in order to witness firsthand the plight of New York’s unfortunate and the effect that the current state of the economy has on real people. The site on Coney Island Avenue opened in November 2009 as part of the UJA, Met Council and MASBIA response to the economic crises. It is one of three soup kitchens they opened during the recession.

NEW YORK (CBS 2) - September 28, 2011 

Rosh Hashanah began at sundown - marking the start of the Jewish High Holy Days.

The ten-day period of reflection is traditionally a time to review the mistakes of the past year and resolve to make improvements in the next.

CBS 2`s Cindy Hsu headed to to Brooklyn on Wednesday, where the economy has some turning for help.

Monday August 1, 2011 9:25 PM 

The following nine days are a designated mourning period for traditional Jews. During this period it is customary not to eat meat, which was considered a luxury, and to eat fish instead. Making meals for the “nine days” is a challenge. Putting together menus and staying within a regular budget is not easy. So running a soup kitchen which feeds close to 500 meals a night makes the “nine days” a very expensive proposition. Finding an alternative to chicken, which in our society has become the cheapest protein, is challenging.
Here comes family-owned fish distributor “Dagim,” the most trusted name in the Kosher fish market in the last 50 years, that carries a large variety of fish products, from canned sardines to fresh Tuna filets. To ease the burden on Masbia, Dagim will donate 2,500 portions of a variety of fish to the soup kitchen so they can feed the hungry. As the only Kosher soup Kitchen, Masbia takes it upon itself to offer a hot dinner for everyone in need, especially during the nine days of mourning when the needy find it harder to feed themselves.

“In the name of all the men, women and children who eat at our four sites every night, I am extremely grateful to Dagim for their generous donation,” said Alexander Rapaport, executive director of Masbia. “We always try to give our patrons the best, and Dagim is the best in quality, the best in Kashrus, and the best in taste. When Dagim does a good deed, they go full out.”

{Noam Amdurski-Matzav.com Newscenter}

April 11, 2011
For the last 36 hours dozens of volunteers have turned the Masbia central kitchen into a Passover grocery store. They have been arranging a large-scale display of donated Passover staples such as matzah, potato starch, nuts, chicken, meat, oil, grape juice, produce and much more, to be distributed to single mothers. These foods were donated by the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, City Harvest, Food Bank and purchased with money from private donations.

Thursday, 31 March 2011
Written by 5TJT Staff

BROOKLYN, NY -- New York City Comptroller John Liu visited the Masbia soup kitchen on Coney Island Avenue. As chief fiscal officer for New York City, Liu experienced firsthand the plight of New York`s unfortunate and the effect that the current state of the economy has on real people.

The soup kitchen guests, who arrived for dinner, were greeted by surprise volunteer Liu dressed in a Masbia apron and ready to serve them a hot, nourishing meal. The site opened in November 2009 as part of the Met Council and UJA response to the economic crises. It is one of three soup kitchens opened during the recession. The kitchen on Coney Island Avenue serves as the central kitchen and prepares 500 dinners a day, which get distributed to the four sites. Meals are cooked on a daily basis with an emphasis on fresh produce from the New York City Food Bank and City Harvest.

March 30, 2011 

BROOKLYN, NY -- New York City Comptroller John Liu visited Masbia soup kitchen on Coney Island Ave. As Chief Fiscal Officer for New York City, Liu experienced firsthand the plight of New York’s unfortunate and the effect that the current state of the economy has on real people.

The soup kitchen guests, who arrived for dinner, were greeted by surprise volunteer Liu dressed in a Masbia apron and ready to serve them a hot, nourishing meal. The site on Coney Island Ave. opened in November 2009 as part of the Met Council and UJA response to the economic crises. It is one of three soup kitchens opened during the recession. The kitchen on Coney Island Ave. serves as the central kitchen and prepares 500 dinners a day, which get distributed to the four sites. Meals are cooked on a daily basis with an emphasis on fresh produce from the New York City Food Bank and City Harvest.

Monday, 21 December 2009
Written by Christina Pisano

Soup kitchens are traditionally associated with processions of the hungry crowding city sidewalks outside centers where food is offered in a mess-hall style for free or for a very low price. The long wait draws unwanted attention from passers by, heightening the shame often associated with poverty.

Masbia, meaning "satiate,” was founded in Borough Park in 2005. It became the first soup kitchen of its kind serving the hungry in a restaurant-style center, offering kosher food and a seat at a natural wood table with leafy green plants, to allow the diners some privacy. Patrons were offered entrees balanced with protein, starch, a vegetable, and dessert, as well as an array of fresh breads to complement the hot soup.