CONGREGATION BNAI JESHURUN
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Mission Statement
Our Women’s Homeless Shelter Our shelter has been in operation since 1985, when Rabbi Marshall Meyer – together with clergy around the city – heeded Mayor Koch’s call for a religious response to the needs of a growing homeless population. Today, as a part of the Emergency Shelter Network (ESN), which consists of close to 50 faith communities that supplement and offer an alternative to the city shelter system, our homeless shelter provides food and overnight lodging for up to 15 female homeless guests, Sunday through Thursday all year round.
About This Cause
On Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, our shelter is housed in the social hall at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew (SPSA) on 86th Street; on Mondays and Tuesday, it is located in Frankel Hall at B’nai Jeshurun. Volunteers are paired to work as a team for each shelter shift. On the Set-Up Shift from 7:00-9:00PM two volunteers set up beds, serve a small meal, maintain the storage closet and interact with the guests. Then on the Sleep-Over Shift from 9:00PM-7:00AM two volunteers sleep over, supervise, help with a light breakfast, collect linens, and put away beds in the morning. Each night a food donor provides a fresh cooked meal for guests. Meals served at SPSA can be cooked at home or in the SPSA kitchen. Meals at B’nai Jeshurun must be kosher style and prepared in our kosher kitchen or brought in from a certified kosher caterer or restaurant.