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Highlights from The Ark’s High Holiday Collection Drive

The impact of our High Holiday Collection Drive has been monumental, underscoring the generosity of the Chicagoland Jewish community. Over 6,000 bags packed with essential items were donated and 1,300 items were sent via our Amazon Wishlist, ensuring that The Ark’s kosher pantries in Chicago and Northbrook will remain stocked for the foreseeable future and can continue to provide much-needed relief and support to our clients.

Click on the video below to learn more about the impact made possible by our community.

If you’d like to launch an early winter pantry drive, please reach out to Dawn Lieberman, Director of Community Engagement and Programs, at dlieberman@arkchicago.org.

We are immensely grateful to the 60 participating synagogues, groups, and community organizations whose cumulative efforts were the driving force behind this achievement. Browse through a few snapshots of our collection drive partners, shoppers, and volunteers, each narrating a story of shared commitment and purpose.

Congregants from Anshe Emet pick up their shopping bags.
Ark Board members drop off their contributions at the Chicago pantry.
Students from Temple Beth-El sort through synagogue donations.
Students at Anshe Tikvah organize their storage pod.
Volunteers gather to consolidate grocery bags from community storage units.
Volunteers prepare the pantry warehouse for incoming donations.

We express our deep appreciation to the many synagogues that graciously hosted storage pods and collection bins for our drive. Their leadership brought together congregants and communities across Chicago and the suburbs, filling our pantries with four months’ supply of dried goods.

Am Shalom

Am Yisrael

Anshe Emet Synagogue

Anshe Sholom B’Nai Israel

Anshe Tikvah

Beth Emet

Beth Hillel B’nai Emunah

Beth Tikvah Congregation

B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim (BJBE)

B’nai Tikvah

Chicago Sinai Congregation

Congregation Beth Judea

Congregation Beth Shalom

Congregation Bnai Shalom

Congregation Kol Emet

Congregation Or Shalom

Emanuel Congregation

Ezra-Habonim: The Niles Township Congregation

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation

Kol Sasson Congregation

L’Chaim Center

Mah Tovu

Makom Solel Lakeside

Moriah Congregation

North Shore Congregation Israel

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

Oak Park Temple

Or Torah

Persian Hebrew Congregation

Shir Hadash

Shir Tikvah

Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob

Sukkat Shalom

Temple Beth El

Temple Beth Israel

Temple Jeremiah

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

Young Israel of Skokie