iMishpacha
iMishpacha is a grassroots organization of Russian-speaking Jewish families united by shared values and a deep commitment to community. Our mission is to nurture a strong sense of belonging and empower the next generation of leaders through service-based learning. We are dedicated to uplifting individuals facing mental, physical, and financial hardships, fostering an inclusive and compassionate environment where every person is supported and valued.
March 11, 2025
In a powerful display of community and kindness, we partnered with Yachad to deliver mishloach manot, supporting their vital work in enhancing life opportunities for individuals with disabilities
#JewishHolidays #RSJcommunity #Purim #JewishTradition
March 18, 2024
Amazing #Purim community celebration in partnership with NCSY and WZO Department for the Promotion of Aliya USA (hamentashen bake workshop & games for the children, educational program for teens and adults, and opportunity to pack, decorate, and deliver care packages for those in need). A special thank you to our guest speaker – Rabbi Katzin, Executive Director of RAJE | Russian American Jewish Experience – and all volunteers and supporters!
#Pack4Purim #JewishTradition #JewishEducation #JewishHolidays #RSJCommunity #volunteerappreciation
January 21, 2023
In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”; we’re proud to serve our community by creating volunteer opportunities for families (#MLKDay2023 event allowed 100 volunteers to prepare & decorate ‘care packages’ for children in foster care – delivered to our partners at MercyFirst and Graham Windham); generously supported by UJA-Federation of New York & guided by Together We Rise
#UJAmlkday #RSJcommunity #volunteering #volunteersmakeadifference #jewishcommunity
January 11, 2023
This year on #MLKDay, we’re proud to partner with @MercyFirst (a NYC based human & social service agency that has been serving children and families in need since 1894) and @ujafedny to assemble & decorate care packages for kids in foster care. Register at https://imishpacha-MLK2023.eventbrite.com
#UJAmlkday #Volunteering #Brooklyn #RSJcommunity
November 21, 2023
- Get ready for Giving Tuesday!
On November 28, 2023, we celebrate #GivingTuesday, a global movement dedicated to giving back and making a difference in our communities.
Join us in spreading kindness and generosity by participating in Giving Tuesday! Whether it’s donating money, volunteering your time, or supporting local businesses, there are so many ways you can make an impact.
Let’s come together to support causes we care about and help those in need. Together, we can create positive change and inspire others to do the same.
Let’s make the world a better place, one act of kindness at a time!
#GivingTuesday #SpreadKindness #MakeADifference #iMishpacha
March 14, 2023
This year we’re proud to have partnered with Yachad to pack special care packages & decorate holiday cards to help everyone in the Jewish Community to celebrate #Purim (to learn about this amazing organization dedicated to enhancing the life opportunities of individuals with disabilities – see their site at Yachad) #JewishHolidays #RSJcommunity
January 20, 2022
#iMishpacha is delighted to partner with Together We Rise for #mlkdayofservice2022 volunteer event & share love and support for the youth in foster care (thx to the local foster agencies – MercyFirst and Graham Windham); with generous support by UJA-Federation of New York and volunteers from southern
#Brooklyn #RSJcommunity #GivingBack #UJAmlkday #volunteersmakeadifference
February 23, 2021
We are delighted to show the support for the elderly in our community (delivered thoughtful #Purim cards in English and Russian to Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care)
#RSJcommunity #Covid19 #Letters4Seniors
December 26,2020
Delighted to make seniors holiday a little brighter this holidays season
November 20, 2020
Thank you to volunteers & supporters who helped to distribute turkeys to the local residents (special thanks to Brighton Neighborhood Association, Inc., Shorefront Coalition, I.S.303 Brooklyn-Kiwanis Builders Club, and #iMishpacha volunteers – Andrew Kobrin & Pam Leybengrub) #GivingBack #RSJcommunity #Brooklyn
September 21, 2020
We don’t thank enough our volunteers who spend their time, energy, and resources to help others… we’re honored to present a Citation from Brooklyn’s Borough President Eric Adams to Ayzik Shikh, Di Mka, and Vadim Vaiman for their tireless & dedicated effort to help seniors and vulnerable in Southern Brooklyn during early days of COVID-19 crises (coordinating the delivery of 1,000 food packages in partnership with Shorefront Coalition, NetCost Market, and other individuals & local orgs)
#WorldGratitudeDay #RSJcommunity #Brooklyn #covid19 #GivingBack #volunteerlife
September 7, 2020
Bravo! #iMishpacha volunteers partner with local organizations to help cleanup streets during Labor Day weekend
August 20, 2020
THANK YOU to all the #volunteers who came together to pack and deliver 100’s of food packages to the seniors & vulnerable in our community (Food Pantry hosted by KINGS BAY Y); special thanks to HelenR, JackR, LilyR, Mariya Markh and StellaV
May 3, 2020
We are proud to support our communities and officials in their effort to protect seniors and other vulnerable persons. NetCost Market is donating a thousand food care packages to individuals in need so that they can stay safely inside without having to worry about running low on food.
Thank you to all the sponsors, vendors and volunteers involved with this noble endeavor!
April 15, 2020
January 24, 2020
150 children in foster care will know that our community cares (thanks to #iMishpacha Youth Advisory Council members for helping to distribute bags to our partners at MercyFirst and Seamen’s Society for Children and Families; Andrew Miller in photo)
#TimeForGood #MLKday #RSJcommunity #CommunityService #GivingBack #JewishTradition #LovingKindness #Brooklyn #YouthVoice
January 23, 2020
Inspired by spontaneous and touching personal story of a foster mom Jacquelyn Dermon and straight from the heart notes written by Susan Sysler… that’s how you know what you do makes a difference (community service matters! volunteering matters! acts of loving-kindness matter!)
#TimeForGood #MLKday #RSJcommunity #CommunityService #GivingBack #JewishTradition #LovingKindness #Brooklyn
June 11, 2019
Celebrating achievement of Russian Speaking American Community at Gracie Mansion with Regina Spektor hosted by NYC Mayor’s Office
#JewishLeadership #RSJcommunity
March 26, 2019
On #Purim we are reminded of our mutual responsibility to take care of each other… proud of our #volunteers who delivered 200 care packages for senior citizens at Shore View Nursing Home
November 26, 2018
thrilled to partner with Shore View Nursing Home for #pack4purim event (volunteers to decorate, assemble, and deliver 200 care packages to elderly).
November 26, 2018
#RSJcommunity is caring… parents create opportunities for their teens and children to get hands-on involved in solving real-world problems (working at Masbia Soup Kitchen Network to help the hungry)
#GivingBack #GivingTuesday #JewishValues #JewishParents
November 24, 2018
#RSJcommunity takes care of the elderly and infirm… combining holiday celebrations with volunteering at the nursing facility (bring joy of music, personal touch, and attention to elderly at Shore View Nursing Home)
#GivingBack #GivingTuesday #JewishValues #Pack4Purim
November 22, 2018
#RSJcommunity is passionate… we are thankful and give back with vengeance (#RSJwomen initiative sewing tiny hats for preterm babies for NICU at Maimonides Medical Center)