Tragically, the starvation crisis in Gaza has only worsened in 2026. The Israeli government recently introduced new requirements for international aid organizations, which caused many groups like World Central Kitchen to greatly reduce or cease operations in Gaza. For most families in Gaza, aid kitchens provide their only meal of the day, falling short of providing complete nutrition but playing a critical role in mitigating starvation. Today, only three World Central Kitchens remain in Gaza, and smaller groups like the Gaza Soup Kitchen are more crucial than ever. (read more in this Btselem article).

Behind every single one of those 25 kitchens isn't a system or a metric—it is human heart and pure resilience. Feeding 70,000 people a day in the middle of unimaginable loss isn't just logistics; it is 70,000 daily acts of refusal to let despair win.

When international systems stall or pull back, the weight falls entirely on the shoulders of local hands—neighbors cooking for neighbors, volunteers stirring massive pots in the dust, carrying food parcels to an elderly widow or a sick child when they themselves are exhausted and grieving. They are doing the impossible task of keeping hope alive on empty stomachs.

It is deeply painful that the world has let it come to this, where a warm meal is a rare line between life and death. Yet in the darkest hours, this local solidarity shows what humanity truly looks like. It is love expressed as a hot plate of food, a gesture that says: you are seen, you are loved, and you are not forgotten.

Anyone who signs or endorses our open call agrees with the following statement: Jewish people support food aid for people in Gaza and an immediate end to the Israeli government’s food aid blockade. The signatories do not endorse one another, nor do organizational endorsers. This is an open call, not a coalition.

Yes. The call is for an end to the Israeli government's food aid blockade, and for food aid for all people in Gaza. Despite the so-called ceasefire agreement, there remains widespread starvation in Gaza and the blockade is still being strictly enforced

The data collected by this effort may be used to advocate for food aid to be let into Gaza and for the immediate end to the Israeli government’s aid blockade. Your email address will only be used to contact you in direct relation to this campaign. You will not be added to the email list of any organization. The aggregate number of signers will be publicized, publicly available, and regularly updated, and will be lifted up in advocacy efforts (press outreach, meetings with elected officials, etc). There will likely be significant ad buy in public spaces across the United States. Certain signers (ie. who live in certain congressional districts) may also be invited to engage in advocacy. Advocacy may also include bringing the petition to Jewish institutions to ask them to sign on.

The total number of signatures is made public. The names of signers will generally not be made public. The only names that will be posted publicly will be names of signers who are rabbis, other Jewish clergy, and other community leaders

So far, financial contributions from individual donors (mostly Jewish) who live in the United States are funding this effort. If you’d like to contribute to this effort, please contact us: contact@foodaidforgaza.org

The Gaza Soup Kitchen was created in 2024 and is led and operated in Gaza. Gaza Soup Kitchen is a 501c3 Public Charity (EIN 99-4047997). The Gaza Soup Kitchen was founded by Hani Almadhoun (currently the Senior Director of Philanthropy at USA UNRWA) and his family and friends who live in the North of Gaza. As aid was blocked at the border and famine was taking hold, they decided to do something about it. The Gaza Soup Kitchen has a network of kitchens, providing daily hot meals and clean drinking water to those in need. Their work goes beyond food—they uplift, care, and stand in solidarity with every family they serve. You can learn more about the Gaza Soup Kitchen on NPR or on the Gaza Soup Kitchen website.

Secure Transfer: Donations are moved through secure banking channels directly to accounts with the Bank of Palestine.

​Digital Deployment: Due to cash shortages, funds are distributed to our team in Gaza via secure digital financial accounts.

​Local Purchasing: Our crew uses these digital networks to pay local suppliers, buy food in bulk, and manage daily kitchen operations safely and transparently.

Item The Israeli Government lets in very few commercial trucks. Commercial trucks are able to reach food distribution businesses and that is where the Gaza Soup Kitchen is able to buy food to prepare and distribute to people in need. There continues to be extreme inflation on the cost of food due to the limited food supply and high market demand. Gaza Soup Kitchen's team diligently works to locate items in markets when available and with farmers directly when possible.description

This campaign solely represents its individual signatories, joined by the organizations who have endorsed the open call. It does not belong to any organization; rather it is a statement by thousands of Jewish people joining together across many differences to support this important statement. Names and email address will only be used for contact in direct relation to this campaign and they will not be added to the email list of any organization. For transparency, we share that many Jewish communal leaders have contributed time and effort to organize this campaign, including a group of activists working to organize this effort including leaders from Rabbis for Ceasefire, IfNotNow, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. However, this campaign is unbranded and unaffiliated, which means that by signing on, individuals and organizations are not stating alignment with nor endorsing any organization, co-signatories, nor anything else beyond the statement of this campaign: Jewish people support food aid for people in Gaza and an immediate end to the Israeli government’s food aid blockade.

—-> To donate to the Gaza Soup Kitchen, click here. Gaza Soup Kitchen is a 501c3 Public Charity (EIN 99-4047997). The cost of the Gaza Soup Kitchen’s operations is $15,000 per day to run seven kitchens throughout Gaza. Our contributions to Gaza Soup Kitchen so far have supported one of their kitchens on the ground in Gaza to function for 100 days. Food is very scarce and the food available is very expensive. Donations support GSK to provide food to as many people as possible.

—> To donate to the Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza campaign, click here. This is the fundraising page for the Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza campaign. Rabbis for Ceasefire is processing these funds on behalf of the campaign but the funds will ONLY be used for the work of the Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza campaign and not for any other purpose. R4C is fiscally sponsored by a 501c3 called Beloved Builders, INC (EIN: 47-3898186).