The Charleston Jewish Community Kosher Food Pantry is our Jewish communal response to hunger in Charleston and reflects our commitment to the Jewish values of Tzedakah (justice) and Tikkun Olam (repair of the world) and to serving community members in need with Kavod (respect).

Right now, millions of American are struggling with hunger. These are often hard-working adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for several meals, or even days.

We hope that the Charleston Jewish Community Kosher Food Pantry will engage our entire Jewish community in the fight against hunger.  By only asking for a five dollar commitment, we hope that this program will be inclusive and extend across many boundaries, uniting us in our communal response to hunger. It reflects our commitment to the Jewish values of justice, repairing of the world, and to serving community members in need with respect.

A very special thank you goes to the Zucker Family for their generous donation that we received through the Zucker Family Endowment Fund which will allow the Kosher Food Pantry to hit the ground running.

There is more than enough food in the world to feed the entire human population. So why are more than a billion people still going hungry?

We funnel huge amounts of grain, soybeans, and corn through all the animals we use for food instead of directly feeding the human population.