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Midnight Run Program

MIDNIGHT RUNS ORGANIZED BY BROTHERHOOD

Temple Israel Brotherhood typically organizes two Midnight Runs per year, each on a Saturday night, from the late Fall through the early Spring. Our Midnight Runs bring clothing and provisions to the homeless in Manhattan at night. Students from the Temple Israel Center for Jewish Learning often participate in Midnight Runs as part of Bar / Bat Mitzvah Service Projects, or for their academic school service hours. 

The Midnight Run is a volunteer organization whose goal is to come together as a community in order to feed the homeless of New York City. They coordinate more than 1,000 relief missions per year with volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups to deliver food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City.

Make a difference in someone's life today!
Donate warm men's clothing and meatloaves the week before to provide for the Midnight Run.  Other items can be found lower down on this page.

Learn more about Midnight Run by contacting Andrew Bieber, our Midnight Run Coordinator, and by reading What is Midnight Run, written by Steve Samuels.  Please read Sought After Items for more information about the types of clothing and other items we need to collect in preparation for a Midnight Run.  If you are interested in participating, whether you go on the Run or not, we need help at the Temple in the afternoon on the day of the Run to sort clothing and make sandwiches. You'll enjoy the process.

Make a difference in someone's life today!

Donate warm men's clothing and meatloaves the week before to provide for the Midnight Run.

If you would like to volunteer/donate/participate in this year's Midnight Run, please fill out this form.

ITEMS NEEDED

Saturday, December 13, 2025
1:00 - 3:00 PM Sort Clothing and Personal Care Items
8:00 PM - 2:00 AM The Midnight Run
REGISTER HERE

Our next Run will take place on Saturday, December 13. If you cannot go on the actual Run, there are plenty of ways to volunteer your services. Please check any and all boxes below that you feel comfortable with and can contribute to this worthy cause.

This is a great opportunity for teens to earn community service hours.

Thank you to everyone who participated on the Run last year!  It was a huge success. We had over 18 individuals going on each Run and many more helping out behind the scenes. We appreciated all the help sorting, preparing food, and distributing clothing on the Run.

These items are what is needed in abundance for the homeless community.

  • Coats

  • Hooded sweatshirts in large or extra-large sizes (dark colors)

  • Large & extra large long sleeve cotton shirts

  • Jeans are needed in sizes 34 & above

  • Socks

  • Underwear

  • Shoes / Sneakers in good condition

  • Knapsacks

  • Dark colored blankets

  • Toiletries including toothbrushes, soap, deodorant

What is NOT needed

  • Medium and small sizes are NOT needed.
  • Anything in a light color is NOT needed.
  • Anything in poor condition is NOT needed.
  • Sweaters are NOT needed

Midnight Run is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding a common ground between the housed and the homeless. They coordinate over 1,000 relief missions a year from churches, synagogues, and schools to distribute food, clothing and blankets and personal care items to the homeless on the streets of New York City. This late night effort creates a forum for trust, sharing, and understanding. The human exchange rather than the exchange of goods is what the Midnight Run is all about.

Please contact Andrew Bieber (or call 917-922-6450) with any questions.

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