Leket Israel | Testimonials & Blogs

THE NEW MEXICO JEWISH LINK - Feb. 2012. Ian Cohen, grandson of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico Board Member, Roberta Haynes-Sparks, recently celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Israel. As part of his itinerary Ian picked Kohlrabi on Moshav Nahalal with Leket Israel. The kohlrabi will be sent to ...

Israel Club Honored

Citing front-page coverage afforded to the Greenwich High School’s Israel Club by the Greenwich Time news, ''Teacher Talk'' blogger Charles Costello points out the ''good things taking place in our schools''. As part of a recent 10 day service trip to Israel, sponsored by the United Jewish Appea...

Leket: Bridging the Divide

MAKOM - ENGAGING ISRAEL - Nov. 2011. In a blog post titled: Hungry Families, Extra Food, Makom outlines the Biblical sources that support the plight of the needy and the importance of reducing hunger and redistributing food resources to those who need them most. The blog outlines the work of Le...

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 inclu...

Yara's Bat Mitzvah with Leket Israel

To mark the beginning of her Bat Mitzvah celebration, Yara chose to volunteer her time by making sandwiches for children less fortunate. Yara was joined by her mother and friends to partake in Leket Israel's ''Sandwiches for Kids'' project which makes 7,500 volunteer prepared sandwiches every day...

Yeshivat Lev HaTorah Volunteers with ...

In a news post to Yeshivat Lev HaTorah's website, the Yeshiva describes the student's volunteer experience vegetable picking with Project Leket. The students picked approximately 7,000 pounds of onions to be sent to more than a 1,000 families for Shabbat and Rosh Hashana. In the Yeshiva's words,...

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.

KEF Facebook Campaign Supports Leket ...

KEF International Relocations is donating $1 for every ''LIKE'' it receives on its Facebook page. Please help support Leket Israel by liking their page. KEF is an established shipping company who can help you ship your belongings with peace of mind. Thanks to KEF for its support of Leket Israel.

Leket Israel Chosen as Eddie’s Travel...

Eddie’s Kosher Travel has recently announced that it has chosen Leket Israel as the company's official ''Charity of Choice''. Thank to a new partnership, travelers can now enjoy special vacations while supporting Leket Israel’s vital work at the same time.

LYA Students Glean Oranges as part of...

A group of students from the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) - A Jewish Day School in Western Massachusetts - recently participated in Project Leket while visiting the country as part of the school's Israel Experience. The blog post details their activity and the sense of accomplishment the gr...

A Wedding Mitzvah: Leket Israel

HATUNOTBLOG.COM - July 21, 2011. In a blog post to ''Hatunot'' readers planning a wedding in Israel, the wedding planning site encourages newlyweds to donate leftovers to Leket Israel.

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.

Miami Taglit-Birthright Israel Partic...

A young group of volunteers from the Miami Community Taglit-Birthright Israel trip teamed up with Project Leket to collect onions that will be delivered to nonprofit organizations serving Israel's impoverished.

Volunteers join in ceremony

Leket Israel volunteers and supporters were present during an award ceremony honoring Leket Israel with the ''Presidential Citation for Volunteerism''. We salute our more than 45,000 annual volunteers working to alleviate hunger and nutritional insecurity in the country.

Meira's Bat Mitzvah with Project Leket

In honor of Meira's Bat Mitzvah, a group of family and friends spent the afternoon volunteering with Project Leket by gleaning onions in fields near Rechovot, Israel. The group picked 1,600 kilos for distribution to the needy all over Israel.

Tie Dying Chesed Project Benefits Lek...

The chesed club and the art department of the SAR (Salanter Akiba Riverdale) Academy recently organized a fundraising event to benefit Leket Israel. Special t-shirts were designed by senior Peter Lewis that displayed the SAR & Leket Israel logos. T-shirts were sold for $10 and students also had t...

Oberlander's Volunteer with Leket

Michael Oberlander, VP of Planning & Allocations of the St Louis Jewish Federation Board, writes a glowing account of his family's recent experience gleaning with Leket Israel. In his blog, Michael relates the mitzvah of leket to the Book of Ruth. He and his family were grateful to be able to ...

Mollie's Bat Mitzvah Chesed Project

Thiry-five Bat Mitzvah aged girls recently gathered at the home of Mollie in Englewood, NJ to celebrate Mollie's Bat Mitzvah and to participate in a unique personalized ''chesed'' project supporting the important work of Leket Israel.

A Satisfying Day at the Logistics Center

Every week, Leket Israel staff and volunteers together rescue 300,000 lbs (135 tons) of produce to feed Israel's needy. Leket Israel truck driver, Gabi Carmeli can be seen in the video clip unloading a truckload of eggplant from Moshav Tzrufa and reloading another truck for shipment to Netivot t...

My Day as a Leket Israel Volunteer

Jackie Goldstein, founder of I SHOP FOR ISRAEL recounts his meaningful experience as a Leket Israel volunteer from morning sandwich making to Leket gleaning. Leket Israel is the chosen ''cause of the month'' for June on www.ishopforisrael.com

Finding Food in The Land

Daphne Price describes her family's hands-on volunteer experience picking potatoes with Project Leket. Daphne Price is a key member of the executive of the senior staff at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in Washington, DC. She and her family vacation in Israel once a year.

Ra'anana Math Club Students Raise Mon...

Ra'anana students hold Annual Math Club Bake Sale to benefit Leket Israel and to practice math using real life numbers through the sale of goods.

Art Exhibit Benefits Leket Israel

Contemporary Art Exibition by Mel Corin offers 50% of proceeds to benefit Leket Israel.

Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy, Isr...

...Some people don’t even have enough money to put food on their table. Our next activity involved just that. We ended up in the small town of Rehovot, on the farm of a patent lawyer, Sandy Kholb. This man is a great tzaddik and gives all the fruits of his enormous farm to be picked for tzedakkah...

Offer a Helping Hand in Israel

Koshereye.com, Offer a helping Hand in Israel by Michael Berger - July 2010 ''A successful, and very generous attorney in Israel owns many dunams of land around Rehovot, which he pays to have planted with all types of vegetables, but he asks that volunteers come and pick them. After they are har...

Presentense Summer Institute Skillbui...

Presentense Summer Institute Skillbuilders. Joseph Gitler (Leket Israel Founder) is a graduate of Yeshiva University and Fordham University law school. After making aliyah in 2000, he worked for three years as director of international sales and development for a family software business. He foun...

Gleaning with Stu Graff and Family

United We Serve: National Service Blog - This post is a special guest blog post by a staff member at the Corporation for National and Community Service. While on a family vacaction abroad, Stu and his family took a little time to do a service project involving gleaning.

Pardes Yom Iyun Shel Chesed 2011 w/ T...

Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem picks oranges as part of its Yom Iyun Shel Chesed 2011 ''What a week of learning, both inside and outside the walls of Pardes! A particular highlight for me was picking oranges for an organization called Leket Israel...''

NY Jewish Environmental Bike Ride Ben...

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

Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund ...

Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund Awards $15,000 grant to Leket Israel (May 2010) Project Leket: The Leket Work Program

Bornblum Solomon Schechter: Israel T...

Bornblum Solomon Schecter School Memphis: Israel Trip 2010 Blog

Hasten Hebrew Academy: ''Shabbat Sha...

Page 5 (April 30, 2010) ''...WHY ARE OUR 8th GRADERS PICKING POTATOES? Mrs. Gettinger Explains: Our school became aware of the Tzedakah...''

Maya's Thoughts on Her 2nd Year of J....

''During the session held at the JCC, we learned about Leket Israel and heard Danny Siegel speak about philanthropy and giving. Leket is a nonprofit organization that distributes food to hungry people in Israel who would go hungry without it...''

San Jose Fraternity – Alpha Epsilon Pi

San Jose State's Jewish Fraternity – Alpha Epsilon Pi ANNUAL 2010 BOWL-A-THON TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LEKET ISRAEL