This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship , a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives.

SKOKIE, Illinois — Just off East Prairie Road in this suburb of Chicago is a sign that says, “Welcome to Hersh’s Fridge.” At the bottom is a line in Aramaic, quoting the Passover Haggadah: “Let all who are hungry come and eat.”

It may not look like much, but the sign points to a pioneering project: an outdoor kosher community fridge that offers free, fresh foods and prepared meals that anyone can take anonymously. The food, provided by volunteers and local kosher restaurants, is available at any time of day or night.

The effort is aimed at providing food support for strapped kosher-observant households in the heav

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