If you’re reading this blog, chances are you have a job and a home and can put food on your table. But Ira Riklis knows that many people, even those with jobs, don’t have things like a home and regular meals that we fortunate ones take for granted. That’s why, on many Friday mornings, between 5:30 and 8:15, you’ll find him down serving up hot breakfasts and sack lunches for the Central Synagogue Caring Committee.
The group welcomes and serves all who come to eat, but their morning hours on Thursdays and Fridays were chosen specifically to help the working poor and those looking for jobs. These people need nourishment as they head off to work or to search for work. The meals provide them with a much-needed boost as they start their day. Ira Riklis realizes that these meals provide them with support critical to helping these people raise the quality of their lives.