Brooklyn Navy Yard Passover food distribution helps Brooklyn Jews in need
Demand has exploded in COVID-19 pandemic
Passover food distribution to members of the religious Jewish community who are in need has been a tradition every year in Williamsburg, Borough Park, Midwood, Crown Heights and other parts of Brooklyn.
This year, the demand has skyrocketed because of the economic side effects of the COVID pandemic. Thankfully, Jewish organizations, private donors and elected officials have met the challenge.
During the eight-day holiday of Passover, or Pesach, regular kosher certification is not enough because of the commandment that Jews not eat leavened bread, leavened bread products or other grains. Everything, even ice cream, has to be certified “kosher for Passover,” and households need to eat from special Passover dishes.