American Jews, like their non-Jewish counterparts, spend millions of dollars annually to celebrate joyous occasions. All the glitz should not obscure the fact that each year thousands of American Jews share their joyous occasions with those less fortunate by donating a percentage of the money they spend on life-cycle celebrations to MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.
Since its founding in Los Angeles in 1985, MAZON--the Hebrew word for "food"--has granted more than $2.5 million to nonprofit organizations in this country and abroad that work to end the tragedy of hunger and malnutrition. Our funds, granted to Jewish and non-Jewish organizations alike, are raised entirely from Jews who voluntarily contribute a suggested amount of 30% of the cost of celebratory events.
