A group of East Bay synagogues teamed up to donate more than $115,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank this holiday season. That’s enough to purchase 232,000 meals for East Bay residents in need, food bank spokesperson Katherine Avila said.
The Jewish community has been “great partners in our work for decades,” Avila told an interviewer with local CBS affiliate KPIX. “The Jewish community shows up every year to support us.”
The donors, a collection of 11 East Bay synagogues, held their annual “High Holy Days Food Drive” virtually this year because of the pandemic, raising $115,944.05 which they donated via a jumbo-sized check to the regional food bank.