Beteavòn, which in Hebrew means Bon Appetit, is the first and only kosher social kitchen in Italy, whose mission is to offer free meals to those who find themselves in temporary or ongoing difficulty. Kosher social kitchen means that the meals, which are offered to everyone without distinction of gender or religion, are prepared following the millenary Jewish dietary rules. The Beteavòn kitchen, with a view to optimizing resources, is located in the Merkos School in Milan, and was inaugurated in 2014 by the will of the Chabad Lubavitch movement. It operates without public subsidies, succeeding in its mission only thanks to the generosity of many volunteers and benefactors.
