Leket Israel

6/13/2013 1:38:00 PM

Diplomatic Event: Friends of Leket Is...

As reported by The Diplomatic Club, US Ambassador to Israel, the Honorable Daniel B. Shapiro, recently held a ''Friends of Leket Israel'' event at his home in Herzliyza. ''Leket Israel works to rescue fresh food and deliver it to tens of thousands of needy Israelis each week. Not only are their initiatives supplying healthy food to those in need but, at the same time they are helping the enviro...

6/9/2013 5:01:00 PM

US Ambassador Daniel Shapiro hosts ev...

Over 100 supporters attended a Friends of Leket Israel event in the home of US Ambassador to Israel, Honorable Daniel B. Shapiro. ''Leket Israel works to rescue fresh food and deliver it to tens of thousands of needy Israelis each week. Not only are their initiatives supplying healthy food to those in need but, at the same time they are helping the environment by preventing tons of unnecessary ...

5/28/2013 12:14:00 PM

Sixth Grader's Pancake Breakfast bene...

Temple Sinai's sixth grade class sponsored its annual pancake breakfast recently with funds raised going to benefit Leket Israel and Breaking the Chain. Read Temple Sinai's full update here from Educator, Melissa Cohavi.

5/8/2013 9:22:00 PM

East Bay Jewish Community Gleans on I...

A contingent of East Bay (San Francisco, CA) community members on a recent mission to Israel met with Leket Israel Founder, Joseph Gitler to learn about nutritional insecurity in the country. After hearing from Mr. Gitler, the group harvested turnips and other crops to be distributed to the poor by Leket Israel. East Bay Jewish Federation President, Claudia Felson (pictured left in the article)...

4/29/2013 3:32:00 PM

Leadership Mission from Atlanta Volun...

PARTNERSHIP2GETHER - April 17, 2013. As part of a mission representing the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, the ''Frank Leadership'' group joined Yokneam Ethiopian community members in the fields of Moshav Nahalal for vegetable picking with Leket Israel, The National Food Bank. The Ethiopian community members volunteer with Leket Israel every week and they are always excited when visitors ...

4/29/2013 1:19:00 PM

Food Waste: Turning an Environmental ...

April 2013 - Leket Israel, a member of the Global Foodbanking Network (GFN), was recently featured in online article on GFN's website. The article highlighted model programs around the world that are turning an environmental problem--namely food waste, into a humanitarian solution to help combat world hunger.

4/18/2013 11:57:00 AM

Happy Earth Day from Leket Israel

April 22, 2013 - Happy Earth Day to All! To mark the day, join Israel’s nationwide initiative to protect the environment by preventing hundreds of thousands of tons of food waste from occupying landfills. Join Leket Israel employees and 40,000+ volunteers in food rescue. Be good to the environment.

2/27/2013 9:28:00 AM

Leket Israel on JPost's Grapevine

JPOST - Grapevine - Feb. 21, 2012. ''ALL OVER the country on Purim, people run around delivering baskets of food and drink to relatives, friends and business acquaintances. In some cases, in lieu of such gifts, which many of the recipients don’t really need, people are contributing to Leket Israel, the national food distributor to the needy; Leket then sends out e-cards to let people know that...

2/10/2013 1:27:00 PM

Why do Israelis throw away half the f...

HAARETZ - Feb. 7, 2013. While one billion people worldwide are suffering from hunger, up to half of the food produced − in rich and poor countries alike − is thrown out before it reaches anyone’s plate. In a feature article about food waste, written by Haaretz's Netta Ahituv, learn what Leket Israel, Israel's National Food Bank, is doing to help combat the problem of food waste and nutritiona...

2/5/2013 11:12:00 AM

If we act to eradicate hunger

Rabbi Aaron Goldstein discusses the issue of world hunger in a Tu B'Shevat blog post in the Jewish Chronicle Online. Goldstein cites organizations working to alleviate poverty, including Leket Israel, and leaves off with the words, ''I hope and pray that this Shabbat, this Tu B'Shevat, we may all be actively seeking the eradication of hunger.''

1/23/2013 12:54:00 PM

Cooking Outside the Box: Food Rescue...

COOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX blog offers a food waste primer according to Jewish law and then features the work of Leket Israel in combating food waste. ''Unlike other food banks and charities, [Leket Israel] provides nutritional food like fresh produce (not canned and packaged foods) and it helps other businesses fulfill the mitzvah of avoiding food waste. Win-win! Leket Israel also has some new pr...

1/17/2013 1:52:00 PM

''Corporate Social Change'' Award gra...

As a company that has set corporate responsibility as part of its visionary goals and is working through various channels to help and contribute to the community, we are pleased to share with you the news that an ''Inspiring Corporate Social Change'' Award was granted to Strauss Group by Leket Israel at its annual Gala dinner this week. Over the past year, the Strauss Group donated food worth ...

1/9/2013 11:14:00 AM

Eating Locally in Israel: A Food Diary

GOOD FOOD STORIES - Jan. 7, 2013. Local food advocate, Anabelle Harari, says she learned a few things on a recent visit to Israel. ''First, most supermarkets in Israel have their own farms and regulate the amount of pesticides they spray on their crops. At the local markets, no one is monitoring and there’s really no way of knowing. Second, the national food bank rarely relies on canned goods. ...

1/2/2013 8:40:00 PM

Leket Amongst News of Israel's Achiev...

ISRAELSEEN.COM - Dec. 30, 2012. ''Unwanted” food feeds Israeli poor--is the title of an article link listed amongst dozens more on IsraelSeen.com. The article link is referring to Leket Israel, an organization that salvages non-saleable crops from farmers and unused food from caterers and ships them to 200 soup kitchens, homeless shelters and other institutions serving the needy.

12/5/2012 10:17:00 PM

Pardes Fellows laud Leket Israel

Pardes Institute Fellows, Katie Greenberg (2011), and Yael Kletter (2010) describe why they chose Leket Israel for their Fellowship project. ''The work that they do is super important. Environmental issues and especially food justice...issues are two of my big passions, and Leket focuses on both...it is also great to do a double mitzvah: save food that would otherwise have been wasted, and give...

11/21/2012 12:28:00 PM

Bar and Bat Mitzvahs in Israel

ISRAEL MINISTRY OF TOURISM - A bar/bat mitzvah is a ceremony marking a Jewish child’s passage into adulthood. But with adulthood comes responsibility for one’s surroundings and environment. Volunteering with Leket Israel will provide an unforgettable experience, and enable one to imbue their bar/bat mitzvah celebration with the traditional Jewish spirit of helping the needy and Zionist and soci...

10/28/2012 9:40:00 AM

One Family's Israeli Tzedakah Experience

A highlight of the Rappaport family's recent trip to Israel was picking tomatoes with Leket Israel. The volunteer experience was part of the Rappaport children's first trip to the country. According to the Rappaports, ''By the end of our two hour volunteering experience, we had picked 165 lbs of tomatoes that helped feed well over 30 families that week. It truly gave our daughters a connection ...

8/23/2012 11:38:00 PM

An App That Helps The Needy

Leket Israel released its new iPhone and Android applications, which are available in both Hebrew and English. The new apps help the user find the closest food agency to donate any excess food from an event at a catering hall, an office party or a celebration at home. Leket Israel is the first nonprofit in Israel to design such an application.

8/23/2012 10:46:00 PM

The Camper As Philanthropist

NY Jewish Week - Aug 21st, 2012. Passport NYC was one of 20 Jewish overnight camps piloting a teen philanthropy project this summer with the Jewish Teen Funders Network. Each camp got leadership training and funds to be allocated by campers to a nonprofit of their choice. Passport NYC awarded a portion of their funds to Leket Israel, Israel’s National Food Bank.

8/1/2012 10:38:00 PM

Leket - The Power of Giving

In addition to writing about the charitable work of Leket Israel on her blog, freelance writer Liza Rosenberg links the Haaretz article she wrote that resulted from her meeting with Joseph Gitler, President and Founder of the organization. The article appeared in a special Haaretz magazine supplement insert, entitled ''The Power of Giving''.

7/22/2012 10:21:00 AM

Embedding ritual, memories

JEWISH INDEPENDENT - July 13, 2012. As Israel's premiere food-aid charity, Leket Israel was chosen as a beneficiary to receive proceeds from monies raised at Gefiltefest, a Jewish food festival that explores the historic links between religion and food. The event, held recently at the London Jewish Cultural Centre in Hampstead, treated more than 500 people to a day-long smorgasbord of worksho...

6/10/2012 5:00:00 PM

Hillel Day School Feeds the Hungry

Eighth graders from the Hillel Day School traveled to Israel recently as part of an end of year trip, serving as a culmination to all they have studied and explored during their years at the Jewish Day School located in Farmingtion Hills, Michigan. An important highlight of the trip included a visit with Leket Israel staff in a potato field where the students harvested 3,500 lbs of potatoes in ...

3/18/2012 8:43:00 PM

E-News - Spring 2012

On behalf of the staff and its dedicated network of thousands of volunteers, Leket Israel wishes you a joyous and meaningful Passover holiday. Thank you for your continued support and for helping us deliver over 220 tons of food every week to Israel's needy. Together we are preventing waste, protecting the environment, and putting a crucial source of nutrition on the plates of those who need it...

2/8/2012 11:55:00 PM

New iPhone and Android Apps Released ...

NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK - Feb. 8, 2012. Today, Leket Israel released its new iPhone and Android applications, which are available in both Hebrew and English. The new apps help the user find the closest food agency to donate any excess food from an event at a catering hall, an office party or a celebration at home. Leket Israel is the first nonprofit in Israel to design such an application.

11/20/2011 9:32:00 AM

Touring Israel's Food Landscape

THE JEW & THE CARROT - Nov. 16, 2011. In a blog post by Avigail Hurvitz-Prinz, Avigail details her experience last week as a participant on the Israel Sustainable Food Tour, sponsored by Hazon and the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership. A destination on the itinerary included Leket Israel, where participants gleaned clementines and learned about the links between poverty...

9/13/2011 11:50:00 PM

E-News - Fall 2011

On behalf of the staff and its dedicated network of thousands of volunteers, Leket Israel wishes you a Shana Tova and a joyous holiday season. Thank you for your continued support and for helping us rescue and deliver over 200 tons of food every week to Israel's needy. Together we are preventing waste, protecting the environment, and putting a crucial source of nutrition on the plates of thos...

2/16/2012 10:00:00 AM

Community Impact: Women's Endowment F...

JEWISH FED. OF GREATER SEATTLE - Feb. 15, 2012. Leket Israel's Nutrition for Life: Empowering Mothers Project recently received funding from the Women's Endowment of the Seattle Federation. The project offers workshops & training to at-risk single mothers to the benefits of healthy eating habits and proper nutrition on a limited budget--working to empower young mothers to serve as living exampl...

9/9/2011 2:51:00 PM

Sustainable tour will hit the ground ...

THE JEWISH DAILY FORWARD (The Jew & the Carrot) - Sept 7, 2011. In a blog post by Dr. Jeremy Benstein, Mr. Benstein discusses the upcoming Israel Sustainable Food Tour including the tour's first stop where participants will hit the ground ''picking'' with Leket Israel.

7/18/2011 1:59:00 PM

Be Good to the Environment: Reduce Fo...

The environmental impact of food waste is rarely acknowledged. While we won't ever completely eliminate food waste, Leket Israel is making a real dent in the problem through the rescue and redelivery of over 200 tons of excess food every week. Food rescue provides concerned citizens with an opportunity to make a real and significant difference for the environment. Support Leket Israel and help...

7/13/2011 1:59:00 PM

A Day on the Trucks with Leket Israel...

Summer intern, Manya Ellenberg, describes her experience assisting Leket Israel’s truck drivers, Moshe and Yossi, on a typical day of deliveries to nonprofit organizations serving Israel's needy.

6/21/2011 1:13:00 PM

One Billion Hungry & More Than a Bill...

GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK - June 21, 2011. The recently released Global Food Loss & Waste study, commissioned by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN reports that approximately 1/3 of the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. The report shines a spotlight on the disconnect between food waste and hunger – exactly the issue food banks around the world are working to so...

6/15/2011 2:12:00 PM

Leket Israel Participates in SIACH

THE JEW & THE CARROT - May 18, 2011. Judith Belasco reports on SIACH, an environmental and social justice conference that brought together 120 nonprofit representatives and activists from all over the world including Leket Israel's very own Gidi Kroch, CEO.

2/23/2011 1:54:00 PM

NY Jewish Environmental Bike Ride Ben...

Hazon’s 10th Annual Jewish Environmental Bike Ride benefits Leket Israel.

12/22/2010 12:11:00 PM

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