America Together: NY synagogue celebrates rabbi's birthday by donating 70,000 diapers
A New York rabbi whose 44th birthday coincided with Thanksgiving Day this year urged his congregation to give "a gift that matters" and donated 70,000 diapers to families who can't afford the necessity for their infants. "When I realized that my birthday would coincide with Thanksgiving, I wanted to celebrate it with a special gift to the community," Rabbi Eytan Hammerman of the Jewish Community Center of Harri said in a statement. "I learned from 914Cares that one in three Westchester families have trouble affording diapers for their infants," he said. A Westchester charity, 914Cares, and its affiliate, the Westchester Baby Bank, raise supplies and donations for community members who struggle to meet basic needs including food,