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Gun violence is a societal disease accompanied by many different symptoms.With each symptom triaged and treated, the likelihood of an act of gun violence is reduced, the quality of life of the community improves.

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Mothers & Men Against Senseless Killing @maskchicago.bsky.social · Sep 25
Hey everybody! I'm back! I had to take a short break for Rosh Hashanah, but progress has and is being made! I have created this fb group for all our volunteers, donors and people who just want to cheer us on! If you are on FB. Please join up today! ontheblock.org
#TinyKitchenProjectChicago
Tamar Manasseh
Hey everybody! I'm back! I had to take a short break for Rosh Hashanah, but progress has and is being made! I have created this fb group for all our volunteers, donors and people who just want to...
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#TinyKitchenProject is now feeding up to 150 children a day, incl students frm Harvard Elem.

“I’m happy & I’m thankful they are cooking for us. We’d be hungry. We come here every day so we can get some nice food,” 2nd-grader Amari Reed said."

#Chicago
#FoodInsecurity
#6thWard

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November 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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The #TinyKitchenProject is still happening but due to circumstances beyond our control our volunteers have been cooking & serving several hundred hot meals in the big outdoor kitchen on 75th & Stewart #Chicago.
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1.2K views · 48 reactions | Tamar Manasseh on Reels
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November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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This not over...time to really pay attention & read the fine print
#FoodInsecurity

"food banks and pantries are still scrambling to recover from nearly $1 billion in federal funding cuts earlier this year — and from the chaos resulting from the pause in SNAP benefits during the shutdown"
Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently
Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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#Chicago
#75th&Stewart
#TinyKitchenProject
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Linda Flippin
The Tiny Kitchen Project is having a profound effect in Englewood, fostering a sense of community by providing meals for those in need. Tamar, the founder, shared with me that WGN conducted...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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"People who attended the Nov. 2 Airbnb party & lost clothes, eyeglasses, cell phones, speakers & other items can pick them up from police.

Police continue to investigate the incident, believing that multiple people opened fire on the Airbnb party after midnight."
#Cleveland
Bath police offering to return property left behind after mass shooting at mansion
Bath Township police are offering to return phones, clothes, speakers, etc. left behind after a mass shooting at an Airbnb wounded eight people and killing a ninth.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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AR-15 ammo made at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant — govt-owned, contractor-operated in #Missouri — was used in at least 12 mass shootings, incl. Aurora, San Bernardino, LV, Sutherland Springs, Prkland, Buffalo, & Uvalde.

Owned by the Army & run by Olin Winchester under a multi-bil-$ contract.
New Data Links Lake City Ammunition to Thousands of U.S. Crime Scenes
The taxpayer-funded Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is the top source of AR-15 ammunition recovered at crime scenes.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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#TacoTuesday is Jerk Chicken on the block!
#FoodInsecurity or
#Hunger
#Malnutrition
#TinyKitchenProject
#Chicago

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Tamar Manasseh
That's jerk chicken for TACO TUESDAY!!!! #blockhugging #tinykitchenproject
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November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Rabbi on the Block | Menemsha Films
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November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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HOME - They Ain't Ready for Me
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November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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"This blazes a trail into the future," Manasseh, 47, said in a phone interview. "Women are such prominent figures in the community and in society, and this board needed to reflect that." Manasseh was born into a Jewish family in Chicago and attended Jewish day school. She said she does not harbor any ill will about her delayed ordination because she used that time to find her calling. She runs a violence prevention nonprofit, Mothers & Men Against Senseless Killing, and spends much of her time interacting with her neighbors on the street. "I'm not a pulpit rabbi," she said. "I'm a corner rabbi." Now she plans to encourage more women to enroll at the Israelite Academy and follow in her footsteps."
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule Tuesday on a request from President Trump’s admin to keep blocking states from providing full SNAP benefits...

The legal wrangling could be moot if the U.S. House adopts & Trump signs to quickly end the govt shutdown.

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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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We have generations of Veteran's on the block & in our city. Heartfelt gratitude to you all for your sacrifices , bravery and service.🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏾👍🏼👍
#VeteransDay
#Chicago

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November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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James Tate shared this.

Do you want to know?
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Tougher than the Border Patrol, no body armour, no guns, armed with hot meals.

This is the way to fix a city and bring down crime.
Full stop
#Chicago
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#TinyKitchen
#BigVillage
Mothers Against Senseless Killings
Tougher than the Border Patrol, no body armour, no guns, armed with hot meals. This is the way to fix a city and bring down crime. Full stop
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November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Fruitful advice for getting the most from a refrigerator and making groceries last longer
Storing food properly can prolong the life of groceries, minimize waste, and prevent foodborne illnesses.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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#TinyKitchenProject
#Chicago
Since Monday we've served over 800 meals and we're adding breakfast and weekend holdovers next week. While this situation has been at best, challenging, it's also had some moments that renewed my faith in people. Right now, everyone is mad, sad or afraid. There is a shortage of hope and compassion. These are dark times. I'm not saying there haven't been darker times, because of course there have been, I didn't live through them though. But, I'm here now and things are happening in this country whether we like them or not. And I'm so glad that the people around the block and in this new community we seem to be building aren't letting the negativity that's around them get into them. The volunteers have shown up everyday, because they believe, no matter what, our presence is needed because it makes a difference. Donors have looked at what we're doing and said they can support the idea of making sure our kids aren't forgotten at this time. Regular people who aren't volunteers or donors have smiled and told us that they're happy we're here. That in itself has a different kind of value. I know y'all may be tired of hearing me say this, but I have to. So when the time comes that you may need a little help, you know someone is there. We are all in this together. And my survival ultimately depends on yours and vice versa. This man has his very own Bible, but he doesn't know a thing about the way the Most High works. There's a psalm that I love that speaks to me now. If my bed is made in a world of peace, G-d is there with me and even if I make my bed in a house in full of overdue bills, and food from a pantry, G-d is there with me, too. This week has proven to me that as long as we are with each other, G-d is, too. Back at it on Monday. See y'all there!😘
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Tamar Manasseh
Today, I dropped by Flippin Flavors and visited with my new friend Linda Flippin and her amazing husband, Brian. I felt the love as soon as I walked in the door. After chatting with Linda for the...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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The $6.20 a day #SNAP challenge. #Connecticut
Senator.

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Senator Saud Anwar
As many of you know, I’ve been taking part in the SNAP Challenge again over the past several days. The goal is to better understand and attempt to experience what it truly means to live on just $6.20....
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November 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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1302 W 74th St
#Chicago
#Monday
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Monday
Nov 10
#Chicago
Please join us

#FoodInsecurity
#SNAP insecurity
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Tihinna Franklin, a school bus guard. said her SNAP account balance was at 9 cents and she was down to 3 items in her freezer.

“If I don’t get it, I won’t be eating
“My money I get paid , that goes to the bills, rent, electricity, personal items. That is not fair to us as mothers & caregivers.”
Trump administration seeks to block court order for full SNAP payments in November
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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"The kids need us. Even w/o funding. They all voted to still show up, then people in the neighborhood started dropping whatever they had in their pockets, because we're all in this together.
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶"

#FoodInsecurity
Yesterday we had a meeting on the block. We had to. The state of the government and its affect on the community was the topic. We discussed the best way to proceed in all of the uncertainty. The other day there was no SNAP in November. Then it was half. Then it was none again. Then it was half again. Then 65%. Then 35% in the exact same day. So you can see what I mean when I say, uncertainty. The hokey pokey of this administration had us wondering should we keep doing dinner everyday and lean in, or stop because people are getting a percentage (I think? ) of their SNAP benefits? Now, preparing meals outside on a street corner in the summer is hard. But, outdoors in a Chicago fall/ winter is brutal. We've done pop ups before in the winter but never everyday... BUT, knowing how difficult it could be and will be, every single volunteer who cooks and shows up to serve everyday STILL voted that we can't stop. The kids need us. Even with a fraction of the benefits. Even with the indecisiveness of the government. Even in the cold, wet, ick, that is sure to come. Even without funding. They all voted to still show up. And then people in the neighborhood started dropping whatever they had in their pockets on the table. Because we're all in this together. 🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Yes it does.
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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In good news ...

(Cannot believe I'm posting about a Subway sandwich... Weird times we are in 😵‍💫😅)
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🎵 I threw the sandwich
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
Pink protest banner depicting the sandwich thrower
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM