In Torah we read: “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger. I the Eternal am your God.” (Leviticus 23:22) What does this mean to us? After all, most of us are not farmers with fields where we grow food. Instead, we can interpret the verse as meaning that, as Jews, we have an obligation to help feed the hungry and help the poor. In this spirit, we at Temple Emanu-El donate food to local pantries both during the High Holidays and throughout the year.
This High Holiday season, we will again run our High Holidays Food and Clothing Drive by handing out empty bags on Rosh HaShanah and asking you to return them filled on Yom Kippur.
We will take the food donations to the Brighton Food Cupboard: 
In addition to food and personal hygiene products, we will also accept new and packaged socks, winter gloves, and hats for the Brighton Cupboard.
Thank you!