LENDING ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEED
THE WORD GEMACH IS AN ACRONYM FOR THE JEWISH TERM GEMILUT CHASIDIM (ACTS OF LOVING KINDNESS). THE MODERN IDEA OF A GEMACH IS SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN ISRAEL, WHERE PEOPLE WOULD NEED THINGS LIKE MEDICINE OR EVEN A PACIFIER FOR THEIR BABY ON THE SABBATH BUT COULD NOT PURCHASE ONE BECAUSE OF SABBATH LAW. THE IDEA QUICKLY SPREAD TO OTHER TEMPORARY NEEDS. OUR COMMUNITY HAS WONDERFUL GEMACHS THAT HAVE ITEMS LIKE BABY PRODUCTS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, WEDDING DRESSES, COATS AND MORE.
