Press Release – RABAT, Morocco, June 27 – In an unprecedented partnership to build bridges between the three major monotheistic religions, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) teamed with Chabad in Morocco and the local organization Mimouna to provide gift bags of food for thousands of needy Moroccan Muslim families in three cities for Ramadan.
The Fellowship, supported by Christians worldwide, with Jeunesse Chabad Maroc and Mimouna, delivered 1,500 boxes of food worth some $60,000 to feed 8,000 needy Muslims in Kenitra, Rabat and Sale on Sunday. Each box contained traditional Ramadan foods, including dates, tea, lentils, chickpeas and other staples. The first-time partnership multiplied a pilot project by Chabad, which provided 250 food packages for 1,300 people last year.
“We are privileged to help support Moroccans in need celebrate the holy month of Ramadan,” said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of The Fellowship. “This inspiring initiative serves as a shining model of bridge-building between Christians, Jews and Muslims, and shows that the world’s faith communities can unite around shared values to make a difference for good.”
- Three Muslim Moroccan women sit with their Ramadan gift bags, courtesy of Chabad, The Fellowship and Mimouna.
- Moroccan Muslims line up to receive the Chabad-Fellowship-Mimouna Ramadan gift bags.
- Chabad Rabbi Levi Banon hands a Ramadan gift bag to a Moroccan Muslim woman.
About The Fellowship:
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) was founded in 1983 to promote better understanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews, and build broad support for Israel. Today it is one of the leading forces in helping Israel and Jews in need worldwide – and is the largest channel of Christian support for Israel. Led by its founder and president, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, The Fellowship now raises more than $140 million per year, mostly from Christians, to assist Israel and the Jewish people. Since its founding, The Fellowship has raised more than $1.3 billion for this work. The organization has offices in Jerusalem, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Seoul, and Sao Paulo. For more information, visit www.ifcj.org.
