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Yad Ezra provides kosher food packages to 1,000 families
every month. The families helped by Yad Ezra include:
single parents
disabled
working poor
the elderly
those in emergency situations.
new Americans
With your help, all families in our community can enjoy a
nutritious and satisfying meal.

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$ 18.00
A weekday meal for 3 small families
$ 36.00
A Holiday meal for 4 small families
$ 50.00
A Shabbat meal for 5 small families
$ 72.00
A Holiday meal for 4 large families
$ 100.00
A year of Holiday meals for 1 family
$ 200.00
A year of Holiday meals for 2 families
$ 500.00
A year of Shabbat meals for 1 small family
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expecting some philosophical
thoughts on love, commitment and
attending Friday night services. But
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practical words 1 contemplated
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hand could very well lock permanent-
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bride addressed me. "Psst," she said.
"Move over."
Move over? The stage was all of
four feet wide. And hey, the wedding
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angled, and therefore causing the fab-
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Not the case. But my cousin told
me again to move, this time motion-
ing which direction with her bou-
quet. The rabbi, meanwhile, was
pouring wine or something.
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important question. My cousin was
afraid our seriously petite grandma
couldn't see and wanted me to scoot
out of her sight line. Not the treat-
ment an honorable chuppa holder
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can let it go.
I've attended a lot of weddings in
the last couple of years, now that my
friends are approaching their sobering
mid-to-late-20s. But the experience
of being part of the wedding —
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I think my cousin put it best, as
we were summoned from the dressing
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