Photo Gallery: Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger Unites Jews, Muslims, Christians and Community

On Sunday, October 22, 2023, Jews, Muslims, Christians and community members from areas including Westwood, Norwood, Sharon, and Canton, united together by walking in the annual Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger, a visible demonstration of support for community members and neighbors who suffer from the often invisible malady of hunger.  

Walkers joined as individuals or as teams, and as fundraisers for Project Bread. The Boston based non-profit organization seeks to make food more accessible to people and communities. 

As in past years, the walkers this year started from Westwood's Temple Beth David on Clapboardtree Street. They made their way through Westwood neighborhoods, along the way sharing not only camaraderie but also a mission to eradicate hunger in Massachusetts. 

Below are images from the day, all taken by and provided courtesy of photographer Debra Grossbaum.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Outside Westwood's Temple Beth David, approximately 80 people at October's Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger gather for a traditional photograph of event participants.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Two young ladies make friends with a four-footed participant of the Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Walkers leave the starting area of Temple Beth David.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Participants in the Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger join as individuals or as groups, and are all part of one, large, community fundraising team.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Walkers cross Pond Street with the help of a Westwood Police officer.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Participants in the Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger include people of all ages. Some children take alternating turns of walking and then sitting in strollers they may share with another child.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Youth guides help walkers find the right path at various points of the route.

Photo by Debra Grossbaum. Rabbi Karen Citrin of Temple Beth David and Imam Abdul Rahman of Islamic Center of New England share a moment of conversation.

If you or someone you know is experiencing food insecurity, speak to a counselor at Project Bread’s free and confidential food assistance hotline: 800-645-8333. Learn how Project Bread can help by visiting projectbread.org. Additionally, for Westwood residents, short-term grant assistance for food purchases, utility bills and more is available for those experiencing a financial crisis. Apply to Westwood Community Chest for confidential consideration of your grant assistance request.

Thanks to Debra Grossbaum and Dr. Jeffrey Greenwald for sharing these photographs with Westwood Minute.

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