▁to ▁the ▁organization . ▁Rap fog el ' s ▁wife , ▁Jud y , ▁was ▁Silver ' s ▁chief ▁of ▁staff . ▁ ▁To ▁ensure ▁that ▁this ▁never ▁happens ▁again , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Met ▁Council ▁h ired ▁a ▁former ▁federal ▁pro sec utor ▁as ▁their ▁Chief ▁Comp liance ▁Officer ▁and ▁General ▁Coun sel . ▁ ▁New ▁Le ad ership ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁New ▁York ' s ▁highest - profile ▁Jewish ▁leaders , ▁Council man ▁David ▁Green field , ▁announced ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Met ▁Council ▁and ▁restore ▁its ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁central ▁Jewish ▁char ity ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Green field ▁joined ▁the ▁organization ▁as ▁CE O ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁has ▁already ▁instit uted ▁new ▁initi atives ▁including ▁a ▁new ▁digital ▁food ▁p antry ▁initi ative ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁New ▁York ers ▁that ▁rely ▁on ▁Met ▁Council ' s ▁food ▁distribution ▁network . ▁After ▁Green field ▁joined , ▁the ▁U J A - F eder ation ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁partner ing ▁with ▁the ▁Met ▁Council ▁on ▁their ▁newly ▁announced ▁$ 3 5 ▁million ▁initi ative ▁to ▁combat ▁pover ty . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Federal ▁P over ty ▁Gu idel ines ▁Metropolitan ▁Council ▁on ▁Jewish ▁P over ty ▁ ▁Category : P