Feeding the Hungry…

I had the joy of feeding the hungry tonight as a volunteer at my local soup kitchen in New Haven. Since it was “Spirit Day” at Yale Law School today, I still had on my Yale gear (as did some other volunteers). To my surprise, one of my fellow volunteers grew up in the Sultanate of Oman–so we compared notes on our years of living there (small world!). Feeding the poor tonight in Connecticut brought back fond memories of volunteering at Nourishing Kitchen near my apartment in Harlem and feeding Syrian and Palestinian refugees every night of Ramadan in Beirut. I’m looking forward to volunteering every week–it’s shameful how many Americans go to bed hungry every night, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to do my part.