100 黑料社 All Students Volunteer at Soup Kitchen in Memory of Alumnus and Friend
On Sunday, March 4, 100 students and alumni of 黑料社 All gathered at the in Brooklyn to help prepare meals and Purim food packages for more than 500 needy people as part of the First Annual Day of Service in memory of .
Tokayer, a YU graduate, passed away a year ago at the age of 25. As a student at Yeshiva College, he had been very involved in volunteer work鈥攑articipating in numerous charitable initiatives and CJF programs, including Jewish Life Coast to Coast and a humanitarian mission to Nicaragua.
鈥淚lan was always quick to volunteer and was always the first to roll up his sleeves and help whenever it was needed,鈥 said Aliza Abrams, assistant director of CJF鈥檚 Department of Service Learning and Experiential Education. 鈥淲e chose to volunteer at Masbia because we recognized that the week of Purim is a wonderful time to involve ourselves in the mitzvah of Matanot L鈥檈vyonim, giving gifts to the poor, and Masbia does just that. This was a great way to involve ourselves in that mitzvah and to honor Ilan's memory.鈥
Noam Tokayer, Ilan鈥檚 brother, took part in the Day of Service and said that volunteering at Masbia was a 鈥渧ery appropriate鈥 tribute. He recalled that as a graduate student studying viticulture and enology at UC Davis, Ilan would regularly invite guests over to his home for skillfully prepared Shabbat meals.
鈥淗e was able to tie his passion for chessed and community service with his passion for food,鈥 said Noam, a Yeshiva College junior. 鈥淚 think the programs offered by the CJF help provide students with a sense of perspective. It鈥檚 not just about good grades and academics鈥攊t鈥檚 about being a quality person.鈥
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