Jerusalem Open House

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Jerusalem Open House was founded in 1996, by Rabbi Chaim Cohen. It began when Rabbi Cohen met a friend in the street at night. The man hadn't eaten in three days. Rabbi Cohen gave him food, and invited him in to sleep at his home. He realized that Jerusalem was teeming with poor people. And he opened his ears to their wailing, Rabbi Cohen became their guardian. He decided to start by opening a soup kitchen. Jerusalem Open House is open all day, every day. From early morning until midnight, we are busy satisfying the hungry in a sensitive manner. We serve about 400 portions per meal. Jerusalem Open House is very careful in preserving the dignity of the poor. For those who cannot make it to us, we deliver. Each week we deliver close to one hundred Shabbos packages, containing delicious cooked meals and enough groceries to feed the families for most of the week. Our early morning hours allow us to serve a special population ; young yeshiva children, who eat breakfast, and pack up sandwiches to take to school for lunch. So we fuel growing bodies and minds.