Outrun Hunger – Let's Race to fill the bowls! Dear Friends, Ready, set go! Our upcoming 5k road race and 1-mile fun walk, Outrun Hunger, is in motion. This biennial event, co-sponsored by our Teen Board, helps us raise funds…
Growing Gardens Receives $75K From Arbella Insurance Foundation Arbella Insurance Foundation recently made a commitment of $75,000 over the next 3 years to help Rachel’s Table at the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts expand Growing Gardens, which will support any…
Valentine's day donation: Couple's change in plans inspires loving action Pictured from left to right: Jodi Falk, Rachel’s Table, Hector Perez, Friends of the Homeless, and Jermaine Pam, Friends of the Homeless. Rachel’s Table helped a local couple whose wedding…
BEA’S HARVEST: THE GLEANING PROGRAM OF RACHEL’S TABLE By Cara Michelle Silverberg, Rachel's Table Gleaning Coordinator Rachel’s Table at the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts is seen by leaders in the Western Massachusetts food movement as having the preeminent gleaning…
IN MEMORIAM: BEA LOEVY, A FORCE OF NATURE Bea Loevy, of blessed memory On January 17, 2022, we lost a very special member of our community. Bea Loevy -- former president of the Jewish Council for Women, an active member…
2021 = Resilience Noam Ascher Bertuzzi, our youngest volunteer yet, gleaning an eggplant for donation Dear friends and colleagues in the fight against hunger, First, Happy Holidays and may this new year bring more food, joy and resilience to all!…
Senator Lesser Gives Rachel's Table $100K In October, Rachel’s Table, a program of the Jewish Federation of Western MA, was fortunate to receive a $25,000 grant from the state budget under the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program, or MEFAP, due to…
Sponsor Gleaning Day!! PeoplesBank TeamDavis Foundation Team Rachel’s Table started a new tradition – and your company can be a part! For our $10,000 and over Bountiful Bowls sponsors, Rachel’s Table offered a day of company gleaning! PeoplesBank and the…
FOODRAISER AND MORE – RACHEL’S TABLE’S TEEN AND ADULT BOARD SHOP FOR OUR AGENCIES AND THE AFGHAN RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM OF JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE On November 14th, fifteen teams of teenagers and pre-teens from Granby, South Hadley, Longmeadow and West Springfield,…
Sarah Maniaci – Family Forever Sarah Maniaci, Associate Director of Rachel’s Table, stepped down from her role as valued member of RT staff for nearly 10 years for new adventures in mid-December this year. Rachel’s Table, and the Jewish Federation…
