Moshe Katsav visits Colel Chabad Soup Kitchen

Israel's president mosha katav expressed concern during his visit to today saw firsthand that the number of people who depend on soup kitchens increases daily M Eden our reporter in the north reports on which the kak kabad kitchen is located was once a shack it was renovated at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars thanks to the support of friends of kak kabad in the US at least needy people eat in the kitchen daily and hundreds of hot meals are delivered to the homebound many who come for help are new Russian immigrants many are Holocaust Survivors it is difficult to describe their painful predicament the problem is not food the problem is money the situation worsens every day it's obvious the cost to operate the kitchen is $10,000 per month donations are hard to come by these days that's what the president who visited the kitchen heard today I do not recall times as bad as these the gap between the poor and the wealthy grows daily and I am concerned and worried today no one goes hungry all are welcome at the kabad kitchen and although some feel uneasy about eating in a community kitchen the fact is more people come for food every day there are six kabar kitchens like this throughout Israel and a seventh will open next week in the city of L