Independent Jewish Shul in Brookline, MA

Contact Us: 617-566-8171 | info@tbzbrookline.org

Family Table

Family Table, run by Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JF&CS), is the largest kosher food pantry in New England. It provides healthy food on a monthly and emergency basis to more than 1,000 individuals and families in need. TBZ, one of 65 Jewish organizations that keep Family Table going, is responsible for providing 35 cans/boxes of vegetarian soup and 65 boxes of whole-wheat crackers every month. Members can contribute by bringing a can of soup or box of crackers every time we come to shul and placing them in one of the large wooden bins located on the first and second floors. This simple, anonymous action is a form of tikkun olam even the busiest among us can do. Other ways to volunteer include helping to bring our donations to JF&CS or packing and delivering food one Sunday morning a year. TBZ also holds an annual community Mitzvah Day when we join together for learning and Family Table deliveries.

During the COVID-19 pandemic Family Table has shifted its approach in order to continue diminishing food insecurity in a safe manner for all.

Family Table has been working with Partners in Health and the State of Massachusetts Contact Tracing Collaborative to provide emergency grocery delivers to families impacted by COVID-19.  As of April 2021, Family Table had provided emergency grocery delivers for nearly 350 COVID-impacted households. We can all continue to help by making monetary donations or purchasing food and shipping it directly to them. For more information, email us.