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| Rabbi Baruch S. Cunin |
(Scroll down for video) An ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi was seen on video handing out free meals to homeless people in California, according to a video report by CBS Los Angeles.
The rabbi has turned Tuesdays in Santa Monica’s Ocean Park into something special for the homeless and needy.
During the past three years, Rabbi Baruch S. Cunin, a Chabad rabbi in West Los Angeles, has toured the park to feed the needy and offer them support.
"What is important is that everyone understands this. We are all responsible for each other,” Rabbi Cunin said. "When you see a hungry person, feed them," he said.
Well-balanced meals, including foods such as salmon, nuts, beans and rice, are prepared in the kitchen of the Chabad House. Rabbi Cunin then personally delivers food to a shelter in Santa Monica and to homeless people on the street.
Rabbi Cunin, who is the director of the West Coast Chabad, delivers food to many familiar faces in the street, and offers words of encouragement to those in need, such as "God bless you" and "Do not ever lose hope."
The preparation of food is mostly supported by donations.