Mrs. Scheiner Doubles Her Pesach

By COLlive reporter

Close to $150,000 is needed to help Jewish families in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights to enter the Pesach holiday with enough food and clothing.

Mrs. Devorah Scheiner, a resident who has dedicated 25 years to families and individuals in need, told COLlive.com the number of poverty-striken households has not declined.

“The need is greater than ever,” she said.

Before Pesach each year, Scheiner and other volunteers fundraise, shop around for discounted prices and then distribute it all to Jewish families.

The amount she is planning to give out for this Pesach has risen over previous years.

Her latest tally:

400 to 600 cases of poultry and meat.

500 new pairs of shoes for children.

$350 stipend to each family made out to a discount grocery.

Dairy products (each family receives 2 bricks of cheese, and containers of cottage cheese, yogurt and more).

Cases of various fruits and vegetables.

All that is estimated at $150,000 and Mrs. Scheiner is scrambling these days to raise that amount although she is recovering from a recent illness.

As she told us in the past, “people have no idea how bad the times are. We need to help put food on the table for many Crown Heights families.”

To help, please write checks out to “Mrs. Scheiner’s Yom-Tov Fund.”

Mail to: Mrs. Devorah Scheiner
519 Montgomery St.
Brooklyn, NY 11225

Donations are tax-deductible.