Get a Free Pushka

A pushka is a small box — traditionally made of tin — kept at home and used to collect Tzedakah coins day by day. The word comes from the Yiddish, derived from the Polish "puszka," meaning a can or box. In Jewish homes it has been a fixture for generations.

The reason a pushka works is physical. When giving happens through an app or a website, it exists in a frictionless, abstract moment. When a pushka sits on your kitchen counter, it is present. It is visible. It reminds you every time you pass it. That daily visual cue is what turns intention into practice.

Pantry Packers · Colel Chabad will send a free pushka to your home. No purchase required. It is part of a long-running program to make daily Tzedakah accessible to every Jewish household — whether at home, in a classroom, or in a community setting.

Once it arrives, place it somewhere visible. Introduce it to your family. Let your children be the ones to fill it. When it is brought to be emptied, let them see where the coins go and who they help.