We need your help purchasing local grocery gift cards for those in need.
Mitzvah Food Program – High Holiday Grocery Gift Card Drive Reporting Form 2025
Due Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
Questions? Contact Phil Holtje at 215.832.0815 or mitzvahfoodprogram@jewishphilly.org.
Each fall, the Jewish Federation’s Mitzvah Food Program hosts its largest drive of the year to combat hunger.
About the Drive
Community members can buy local grocery store gift cards and drop them off at participating congregations and organizations throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. You can also drop your gift cards off at one of the Mitzvah Food Program’s pantry sites.
You can also purchase foods through our Mitzvah Food Program Amazon Wishlist so that the products are shipped directly to a pantry. Please select “MFP Gift Registry Address” as the shipping address when checking out your order.
How TO PARTICIPATE
Below is a lift of participating congregations for the 2025 High Holiday Grocery Gift Card Drive. You can drop off your gift cards at any of the following congregations.
You can also purchase foods through our Mitzvah Food Program Amazon Wishlist so that the products are shipped directly to a pantry. Please select “MFP Gift Registry Address” as the shipping address when checking out your order.
Participating Congregations:
Beth David Reform Congregation
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Congregation Brothers of Israel
Congregation Kol Emet
Congregation Or Shalom
Congregation Tifereth Israel of Lower Bucks
Har Zion Temple
Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation
Or Zarua
Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
Temple Sinai
September 23, 2025 – October 24, 2025
We recommend gift cards from ShopRite, Acme and Giant, as these are the stores most easily accessible to our clients. Gift card values between $25 or $50 are the most helpful.
Register today
If you are a congregation or organization that would like to become a drop off site for the High Holiday Grocery Gift Card Drive, please fill out the following form.