The JFCS Hag Sameach (“Happy Holidays”) program provides personalized holiday gifts, ritual items, and household necessities to families and individuals who are in need. We serve the community each year for the Passover and Winter Holidays, as well as year-round through our Beyond The Holidays program. These gifts are often a family’s only opportunity to obtain the items they need to celebrate the holidays.
Hag Sameach collaborates with local synagogues, organizations, and community partners to ensure that people in our community who are in need of extra assistance, both during the holidays and throughout the rest of the year, have access to meaningful holiday gifts and essential items.
In 2024, Hag Sameach served over 800 people in our community. View the full Hag Sameach 2024 Impact Report here.
If you are having hardships in celebrating the holidays – whether it is due to financial difficulties, medical reasons, isolation, or something else – JFCS is here for you! Please call 952-546-0616. JFCS’ Intake & Resource Coordination staff can connect you to the Hag Sameach program to receive gifts and ritual items for individuals and families in a confidential manner. You are also welcome to contact your synagogue and get a referral through synagogue staff.
> Self Referral Form
> Guide for Community Partner Referrals
We accept both online donations and in-kind donations anytime throughout the year in preparation for the winter holidays and as a resource to provide items beyond the holidays as needed.
Contact the Hag Sameach team at hagsameach@jfcsmpls.org
Mindy Teele, Hag Sameach Manager
952-542-4870 | mteele@jfcsmpls.org
