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A kosher community fridge in Chicago’s Jewish suburbs arrives amid rising food insecurity

JL;DR SUMMARY A new kosher community fridge named Hersh's Fridge has been set up in Skokie, Illinois, aiming to address food insecurity among kosher-observant families. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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KosherJewish ValuesHersh Goldberg PolinVolunteersFood InsecuritySkokieMutual AidCommunity FridgeSnap BenefitsSolu

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Title: A kosher community fridge in Chicago’s Jewish suburbs arrives amid rising food insecurity"
Skokie, Illinois, United States
"SKOKIE, Illinois Just off East Prairie Road in this suburb of Chicago is a sign that says, Welcome to Hershs Fridge."
Evanston, Illinois, United States
"in Skokie and adjacent Evanston  are putting additional pressure on needy families."
West Rogers Park, Illinois, United States
"The Jewish community and heavily Jewish neighborhoods such as Skokie and West Rogers Park are affected by poverty"
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States
"While Hershs Fridge serves kosher-keeping households on Chicagolands north side, in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the citys South Side"
New York, United States
"the New York federation saying that 74,000 Jewish families in New York alone were at risk of losing their food benefits."

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