I did a quick wikipedia on Rav Bezalel Rakow and it said he was upset with R Sacks saying that jews cannot learn things from other religions.
The Soup Kitchen is not really a jewish idea and we did not really have them until recently until Masbia came around. While Food Charities like Tomche Shabbos have been around, the place where they make the food for you and serve you like Masbia has not really.