Welcome to the Arizona Kosher Pantry
Helping Arizona Families Through Tough Times


We are Unique: We are Kosher
The Arizona Kosher Pantry is the only Kosher pantry in the Southwest. The Kosher Food Pantry is a part of a national food-pantry network called Feeding America. We distribute food because it is a basic need as well as a Biblical ordinance.
We are open to anyone who needs help.
While we are focused on assisting the needy and vulnerable in the Jewish community, we do not turn away anybody, regardless of religion or affiliation.
Did You Know?
- There are thousands of Arizonans being helped by the Arizona Kosher Pantry each month?
- Currently, we provide over 200,000 pounds of food a year and we are trending up each month?
- You can claim a tax credit on your income tax by donating to one of our needed programs?

About the Arizona Kosher Pantry
We are “our brother’s keeper”
The Arizona Kosher Pantry’s mission is to reduce hunger and poverty in Greater Phoenix.
We operate a clean and modern pantry stocked with donated or surplus vegetables, fruits, canned goods, milk, and Kosher fish and meat.
We also run a Kosher kitchen that prepares delicious meals for everyone in need.

Arizona Kosher Pantry Programs

Ezras Cholim of Arizona
Ezras Cholim of Arizona
Organization whose purpose is to help Jewish patients and their family members meet their basic needs, so that they can focus their energy on receiving the best possible medical care.

Tomchei Shabbos of Arizona
Tomchei Shabbos of Arizona
Tomchei Shabbos (“Support of the Sabbath”) is a Sabbath pantry aiding the sick and needy in their difficult times to enjoy the Sabbath and Jewish Holidays.
Under Construction
Tomchei Shabbos Website Coming Soon!
If you need help, call (602)492-4989 or fill out our email form below!

Home 'N Ess
Home 'N Ess
Arizona Kosher Pantry is proud to give delicious home cooked meals to our homeless brothers and sisters.

Gift HaMotzi
Be an Angel: Gift HaMotzi!
Program to provide poor Jewish families challah, wine and candles for Shabbos
Under Construction
Gift HaMotzi Webpage Coming Soon!
If you need help or you would like to volunteer call (602)492-4989 or fill out our email form below!

Gift A Mitzvah
Gift A Mitzvah
You may Gift A Mitzvah to those who are in need of healing and recovery from illness. By linking a good deed with the intentional thought of those in the community who are in need, Gift A Mitzvah helps others through positive actions.
Under Construction
Gift A Mitzvah Webpage Coming Soon!
If you need help or you would like to volunteer call (602)492-4989 or fill out our email form below!

Mitzvah Bonds
Mitzvah Bonds
- Government Bonds are material, physical & they mature
- James Bond is a delusion
- Mitzvah Bonds are eternal, spiritual, infinite & never mature!
“…and Bond to Him!”
Deuteronomy 11:22
Under Construction
Mitzva Bonds Webpage Coming Soon!
If you need help or you would like to volunteer call (602)492-4989 or fill out our email form below!
How You Can Help!
Gift HaMotzi
Together we can successfully fight against hunger, and hopelessness one family at a time! We are not only an indispensable food pantry, we also are a sister organization to Ezras Cholim and Tomchei Shabbos.
Ezras Cholim helps the sick and elderly by providing them with Kosher Meals, visitations, advocacy, and rehab support. Tomchei Shabbos provide Kosher Meals to families who couldn’t otherwise observe the Shabbath or festivals. To keep these important services functioning we depend on volunteers.
- Drivers
- Telephone Operators
- Visitors to the Elderly
- Shop for a Sick or Elderly Person
- Host a Fundraiser
- Donate Canned and Nonperishable Foods
- Make a Tax-Deductible Donation
Donate Now!
Did You Know?
You, your school, office co-workers, even a whole business or organization can hold a fundraising event to help us in our work?
It’s fun! We can help you set up a web page on our site, make flyers, and even send volunteers to help you make your fundraising a success!
Under Construction
Volunteer Webpage Coming Soon!
to volunteer call (602)492-4989 or fill out our email form below!
Arizona Kosher Pantry Happenings
PANDEMIC OF 2020 ACTION PLAN – RESPONSE
ARIZONA KOSHER PANTRY / EZRAS CHOLIM OF PHOENIX PANDEMIC OF 2020 ACTION PLAN - RESPONSE In response to the Pandemic of 2020 the Arizona Kosher Pantry (AKP) / Ezras Cholim of Phoenix (EC) have developed a plan that is “fluid” and adaptable as the crisis...
Arizona Kosher Pantry Day
The Office of Mayor Kate Gallego surprised Yecheskel Friedman with a proclamation declaring his birthday, Dec. 17, 2019, “Arizona Kosher Pantry Day.” Friedman is pictured with Cepand Alizadeh, community relations director for the Office of Mayor Kate Gallego, and...
Ranked in Tikum Olam Top 10
Cover story AZ Jewish Life - November/December 2019. "Whether they are called unsung heroes, influencers, or change makers, there are certain people in the community who seem to make a difference in everything in which they become involved…." Congratulations to our...
Food banks serve needy during holidays
The November 2019 issue of North Central News wrote in their community section an article titled “Food banks serve needy during holidays” [featuring the Arizona Kosher Pantry and...
Voted Best Non-Profit Organization in the Valley
In 2018, Readers of the Jewish News voted Ezras Cholim and the Arizona Kosher Pantry as the Best Non-Profit Organization in the...
PANDEMIC OF 2020 ACTION PLAN – RESPONSE
ARIZONA KOSHER PANTRY / EZRAS CHOLIM OF PHOENIX PANDEMIC OF 2020 ACTION PLAN - RESPONSE In response to the Pandemic of 2020 the Arizona Kosher Pantry (AKP) / Ezras Cholim of Phoenix (EC) have developed a plan that is “fluid” and adaptable as the crisis...
Arizona Kosher Pantry Day
The Office of Mayor Kate Gallego surprised Yecheskel Friedman with a proclamation declaring his birthday, Dec. 17, 2019, “Arizona Kosher Pantry Day.” Friedman is pictured with Cepand Alizadeh, community relations director for the Office of Mayor Kate Gallego, and...
Ranked in Tikum Olam Top 10
Cover story AZ Jewish Life - November/December 2019. "Whether they are called unsung heroes, influencers, or change makers, there are certain people in the community who seem to make a difference in everything in which they become involved…." Congratulations to our...
Food banks serve needy during holidays
The November 2019 issue of North Central News wrote in their community section an article titled “Food banks serve needy during holidays” [featuring the Arizona Kosher Pantry and...
Voted Best Non-Profit Organization in the Valley
In 2018, Readers of the Jewish News voted Ezras Cholim and the Arizona Kosher Pantry as the Best Non-Profit Organization in the...
Arizona Kosher Pantry Testimonials
Ezras Cholim has been instrumental in keeping me alive since their inception.
They have delivered me food on a regular basis when I was not able to get to their Kosher Food Pantry or being hospitalized or not able to have transportation.
They have consistently provided me with meals and other necessary supplies.
Their staff is exceptional and the man behind it all Yecheskel Friedman is a blessing to our community.
He is a pillar in our community and he continues to put smiles on everyone’s face one smile at a time.Jerome B
- To Yecheskel,
We wish you and your family a Chag Sameach. Thank you for your assistance and compassion.
We are truly grateful for your kindness. Happy Chanukah!Rivkah
- I am calling to thank this wonderful organization of Chesed of Arizona, and all the people involved with it, like Yecheskel Friedman and Elchonon Gross and more and more, to thank you for for what the wonderful, beautiful service that you have helped me in the extreme need, in Sukkah and Shabbos Meals. Hashem (G-d) should give you brachas bli dai (blessings in abundance) and should shower you with all the support. The Abeshter (G-d) shall help more and more Yiden (Jews) have bli dai (in abundance)!
Chaim Zusha M
- My Husband and I are truly grateful for your commitment and dedication to helping families like ours. We found ourselves in need of your support and you came through for us. To Our Dear Rabbi Bryski of Young Israel who is always there to guide us and Rabbi Levertov’s of Chabad of Phoenix, To Our Dear Friends Reuven and Pesha Ross, Yecheskel, you and the organization are inspirational to all of us who live this challenging life… We thank you so much!
Rivkah
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