Welcome to the Arizona Kosher Pantry

Helping Arizona Families Through Tough Times

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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?

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About the Arizona Kosher Pantry

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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.

Rabbi Yecheskel Friedman Arizona Kosher Pantry Founder

Siblings shopping at the Arizona Kosher Pantry

Vegetables and fruits at the Arizona Kosher Pantry

Arizona Children volunteering at the Arizona Kosher Pantry

Food for the needy ready for pickup or delivery at the Arizona Kosher Pantry

Arizona Kosher Pantry Volunteers (Young Tzaddikim)

Young volunteer stocking groceries at the Arizona Kosher Pantry

Fruit Delivery at the Arizona Kosher Pantry

Arizona Kosher Pantry Stocks Glatt Kosher Meat

Frozen Salmon and Fish for the Needy at Arizona Kosher Pantry

Arizona Kosher Pantry Delicious, Kosher Meals Ready for Delivery

Arizona Kosher Pantry Programs

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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.

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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.

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Home 'N Ess

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

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Gift HaMotzi

Be an Angel: Gift HaMotzi!

Program to provide poor Jewish families challah, wine and candles for Shabbos

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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.

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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

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How You Can Help!

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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

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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!

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Arizona Kosher Pantry Happenings

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National Guard Helping Distribute Food at The Arizona Kosher Pantry

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...

October 2019 Participant Food Recovery Challenge

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...

Arizona Kosher Pantry Testimonials

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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