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Pop-Up Shop will deliver goods to the community

NO STOPPING US: Marshall Frieze, left, and Simon Williams take precautions as they prepare stock for the Pesach Pop-Up Shop

MARSHALL Frieze and Simon Williams are not letting the Coronavirus pandemic stop them from making Pesach supplies available to the community.

The pair were due to open the doors of their Pesach Pop-Up Shop at Etz Chaim Synagogue on Wednesday for the third consecutive year — but they had to change their plans after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lockdown on Monday.

Instead, order forms have been sent out to community members and Marshall and Simon will be arranging home deliveries.

“There is a lot more work going into it this year,” Marshall said. “Because of social distancing, it will just be myself and Simon sorting the deliveries out, but we are convinced we can still provide a service to the community.”

He added that once all the deliveries have been made, people may be allowed to visit the shop — in small numbers — to make additional purchases.

“We are conscious that we need to make Pesach as affordable and sustainable as possible,” Simon said.

“Members of smaller communities must travel in order to buy kosher food for Pesach, but Leeds is a thriving community and our members don’t have to. Why travel when we have a large range of products available on the doorstep?”

The pair will also be arranging a shipment for the Belfast Jewish community.

*For enquiries, email marshall@theonesolution.co.uk


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