Reposted by JFCS East Bay
Tonight is Yom Kippur, when we're called to recommit to our highest values. Instead, Republicans have shut down the government, putting food security at risk for tens of millions.
Mothers, babies, SNAP recipients, 47 million Americans struggling with hunger are abandoned.
What a disgrace.
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On Eve of Yom Kippur, Jewish Anti-Hunger Leader Decries Republican Government Shutdown
After the Republican-controlled White House and Congress were unable to come to an agreement to fund the federal government, a full shutdown began this morning that jeopardizes the food security of te...