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6/16/2013 1:21:00 PM

Autralian Youth Assist Raanana Based ...

JANGLO - June 13, 2013. (J-Wire Repost) Australian youth, working as volunteers in the ''Israel By Choice'' (IBC) program, have been helping out at Leket Israel's logistics center in Raanana. The location sorts and distributes rescued unused food from all over Israel to benefit the needy. Each morning Leket Israel trucks load up and deliver the excess food to dozens of non-profit organization ...

6/13/2013 1:54:00 PM

One Day with the ZFA

J-Wire recently spent a day with the Zionist Federation of Australia in Israel…checking out Australian youth working as volunteers in its Israel By Choice program for Leket Israel. The Australians were sorting and packing vegetables into crates for distribution to Israel's needy. Read the full article here.

5/28/2013 11:35:00 PM

Non-Profit Beneficiaries

Leket Israel serves 180 non-profit agency partners and 115 schools spanning a region from Nahariya-Kiryat Shemona in the north to Dimona in the south. In addition to the daily and weekly deliveries of fresh produce, sandwiches, hot meals, and other perishable food products delivered to its partners, Leket Israel also provides food safety training, capacity building support, and nutritional gu...

2/5/2013 10:34:00 AM

Boston Students Volunteer at Leket

Twenty students from Boston-area campuses visited Haifa, Israel (Boston's ''Sister'' city) this past March, to participate in an ''Alternative Spring Break'' trip. As part of the trip designed to engage the participants in social action projects, students harvested food for Leket, Israel's National Food Bank. The students also cleared brush for new growth in the Carmel Forest, met with the Mayo...

1/17/2013 11:40:00 AM

The trip after the trip

HAARETZ - Jan. 5, 2013. As part of any Birthright itinerary, consider spending a two-hour stint volunteering with Project Leket, which partners with farmers to pick fresh fruits and vegetables to be distributed to feed Israel’s needy. Leket volunteers work two-hour stints Sundays through Thursdays between 8 A.M and 4 P.M at fields just outside Rehovot ‏(Kvutzat Shiller‏) and at Moshav Nahalal n...

5/16/2013 4:54:00 PM

Family fun: Glean with Leket Israel

Looking for some family fun? Join Leket Israel's gleaning initiative at Moshav Nahalal on the last Friday of each month from 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon for a rewarding morning of picking vegetables for distribution to Israel's needy. For details and registration please contact volunteer@leket.org or call 09-744-1757. This is a free activity and all are welcome. Please bring water, hats, closed shoe...

9/19/2012 10:21:00 AM

A Rosh Hashanah Sermon on Israel

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE ONLINE - Sept. 17, 2012. In a blog post entitled ''A Rosh Hashanah Sermon on Israel'', Rabbi Aaron Goldstein of Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue discusses the ethical statements of the ancient prophets and compares them to progressive Judaism's modern day values. Goldstein points out that the Synagogue's school has adopted Leket Israel as its tzedakah project for the ...

8/30/2012 8:28:00 PM

ICEJ Volunteers with Leket Israel

ICEJ News - Aug. 23, 2012. Taking time out from visiting Biblical sites, Arise Summer Hands-On Tour participants had a chance to help Israel's needy by volunteering with a variety of hands-on social welfare projects. One of their destinations included Leket Israel, where the group gleaned nearly a ton of fresh tomatoes from local farms fields for the needy. Thanks to the efforts of the ICJE v...

1/18/2012 10:31:00 AM

Grapevine: The Polish Connection

JERUSALEM POST - Jan. 17, 2012. In a feature article, Greer Fay Cashman writes about the ''Polish Connection'' (so to speak) of those who make their mark in Israel--coming from his or her expatriate community to serve as ambassadors for good in their new homes in Israel. Leket Israel is highlighted as one of the organization's and projects started from scratch by one of those ambassadors, Jos...

10/6/2011 1:07:00 PM

Mr. Michael Avner - At-Large Board Me...

Mr. Michael Avner has served with the Strauss Group since 1994 including such positions as Executive VP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Group Management Team member, and Head of Corporate Responsibility. In addition to serving on the Board of Leket Israel, Michael also serves on Maala- Business for Social Responsibility, BeAtzmi- Employment Advancement Initiatives, and the Haifa Univers...

2/21/2012 1:40:00 AM

Directions to Moshav Nahalal Fields

Driving directions for gleaning at Leket Israel fields in Moshav Nahalal.

2/5/2012 9:20:00 AM

Reframing the Dialogue

THE NJ JEWISH STANDARD - Feb. 3, 2012. Yeshiva University students on an 8-day experiential education program called Tzedek & Tzedaka, recently participated in gleaning with Leket Israel and met with the organization's founder Joseph Gitler (a Teaneck NJ native). The students learned from Mr. Gitler that tens of thousands of impoverished Jewish and Arab Israelis depend on non-governmental org...

9/15/2011 1:46:00 PM

Soup Kitchen Run by Auschwitz Survivo...

Rachel Marom, 83, runs the LeKol Dichfin soup kitchen in the Neve Sha'an neighborhood of Haifa. The soup kitchen is a beneficiary of Leket Israel -- receiving hundred pounds of fresh produce, hot meals, yogurts, cheeses, dry goods, and other nutritious food from Leket Israel every week.

7/7/2011 2:02:00 PM

President's prize for volunteerism

THE JERUSALEM POST - July 7, 2011. President Shimon Peres presented the President’s Prize for Volunteerism during a ceremony held at Beit Hanassi in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening. Leket Israel was one of a chosen few recipients to receive this important honor.

12/28/2010 3:11:00 PM

Logistics

Leket Israel's advanced logistics centers, based in Ra'anana and Nesher, are equipped with refrigeration, 8 food cargo trucks, 5 off-road vehicles, and a tractor for agricultural gleaning. Offices are outfitted with modern computing and provide our logistics staff with the tools needed to offer quick, quality, and efficient service to hundreds of organizations across the country.

12/23/2010 4:16:00 PM

E-News - Shavuot 2010

Leket Israel stands beside those in need in Israel. Serving as Israel's National Food Bank and largest food rescue network, Leket Israel is working every day to help individuals in need. Through our gleaning, food rescue, and nutritional education programs, we are making a difference in the lives of 20,000 needy Israelis every day. Wishing all our volunteers, friends and supporters a joyous Sh...

12/19/2010 10:44:00 PM

E-News - Chanukah 2010

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy Chanukah and joyful holiday season. As you read the attached articles, we hope you will be encouraged to know that your support of Leket Israel is making a positive difference in the lives of so many. Thank you for helping to alleviate hunger in Israel.

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