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Food Waste: Turning an Environmental Problem into a Humanitarian Solution
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.

Leket Israel on JPost's Grapevine
4/4/2013 11:02:00 PM
Leket Israel on JPost's Grapevine
JPOST - Grapevine - April 2nd, 2013. ''Prior to the Passover holiday, the Shapiro family joined Leket, Israel’s National Food Bank, in picking beets to supply to the needy. On Facebook Shapiro thanked Leket for the opportunity to volunteer.'' See what else is being reported on JPost's popular column: Grapevine by Greer Fay Cashman. Read on for more.

US Ambassador Picks Beets with Leket Israel over Passover
4/4/2013 10:40:00 PM
US Ambassador Picks Beets with Leket ...
A March 28, 2013 facebook post by US Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro reads: ''Our family went out to the fields yesterday to pick beets and help feed the needy in Israel. Thanks to Leket Israel - Israel's National Food Bank for the opportunity to volunteer.'' Thank you Ambassador Shapiro for your good work and we look forward to seeing you in the fields again soon.

VIDEO:  Young Leket Israel Volunteers Speak in the Fields on Passover
4/4/2013 12:38:00 PM
VIDEO: Young Leket Israel Volunteers...
April 2013 - Over the recent Passover holiday, more than 1,200 volunteers joined Leket Israel's produce growing initiative located on Moshav Nahalal to pick beets for distribution to Israel's needy. Check out this testimonial from two young Leket Israel volunteers!

From farm to families in need
3/29/2013 5:36:00 PM
From farm to families in need
JERUSALEM POST - March 29, 2013. As Israel’s poor struggle to feed their families – particularly around the holidays – Leket Israel collects surplus food from restaurants, caterers, hotels and farms to distribute to the needy. Leket Israel works over many arenas to identify food waste and works tirelessly with volunteers to rescue and redistribute thousands of tons of nutritious food each year....

Tips for a Healthy and Happy Passover
3/21/2013 11:31:00 AM
Tips for a Healthy and Happy Passover
Check out the following healthy eating tips and delicious recipe for a vegeratarian chopped liver from Leket Israel’s nutritionist, Sigal Faran. Spend quality time together as a family being active and be sure to enjoy a healthier, happier, and more delicious Passover this holiday season.

E-News - Spring 2013
4/6/2013 11:46:00 PM
E-News - Spring 2013
Welcome to Leket Israel, The National Food Bank's Spring E-Newsletter. On behalf of the staff and its network of tens of thousands of volunteers, we wish you a meaningful holiday season and a joyous spring. Thanks to supporters like you, Leket Israel is able to provide crucial nutrition to over 140,000 needy Israelis each week.

Beth Tikvah Supports Leket Israel
3/20/2013 10:31:00 AM
Beth Tikvah Supports Leket Israel
Beth Tikvah congregation of Richmond, BC Canada, is raising awareness about food rescue this Passsover. An annoucement in the congregation's ChaiLights newsletter reads: This Passover, please consider a donation for Food Rescue. A $1 donation to Leket Israel (Israel's National Food Bank) provides 10 needy Israelis with a pound of fresh produce.

News Feed - Spring 2013 - Passover
3/6/2013 11:25:00 AM
News Feed - Spring 2013 - Passover
Passover Edition of the Leket Israel News Feed - 2013

Boosting Services in the Periphery
3/5/2013 6:37:00 PM
Boosting Services in the Periphery
As part of a strategic initiative to boost services for the needy on Israel's periphery, Leket Israel is providing its partners with greater quantities of rescued food, targeted workshops on nutrition, and capacity building support to help improve operating standards.

VIDEO: Leket Israel Volunteers Wish You a Happy Passover
3/5/2013 3:28:00 PM
VIDEO: Leket Israel Volunteers Wish Y...
From the volunteers and staff at Leket Israel, we want to wish you a Happy Passover and a Chag Kasher V'Sameach. Please check out this holiday greeting from Leket Israel volunteers all across the country:

Food security a problem as one-quarter of Israeli citizens live in poverty
11/7/2012 1:51:00 PM
Food security a problem as one-quarte...
NATIONAL POST - Nov. 6, 2012. In an article about food insecurity in Israel that has been widely picked up by media sources on the web, the Media Line's Linda Gradstein investigates the reason why a large proportion of working Israelis simply don’t have enough money for food. Many of the food insecure are minimum wage earners or part-time earners, or people who are partially disabled. As the ...

Supporting Leket Israel on the 6th Night of Hanukkah
11/6/2012 11:51:00 AM
Supporting Leket Israel on the 6th Ni...
InfoBarrel.com - Nov. 3, 2012. According to a blog post by blogger mommymommymommy, for the 6th night of Hanukkah, families can help teach their children the meaning of mitzvot and tzedakah (good deeds and charitable giving) by not exchanging gifts. Rather, Jews should use the money and donate it to a charitable cause or worthy organization such as Leket Israel, Israel's National Food Bank.

Poverty and food insecurity in Israel
11/4/2012 10:18:00 PM
Poverty and food insecurity in Israel
THE JERUSALEM POST - Nov. 4, 2012. Working families are struggling to make ends meet and many worry where their next meal is coming from. In Israel, signifcant levels of food insecurity and lack of substantial government assistance to address the problem, has spurred the formation of hundreds of food relief NGOs in recent years. As the National Food Bank and largest food rescue NGO, Leket Israe...

Mommy I'm Hungry: Poverty and Food Insecurity in Israel
11/3/2012 8:01:00 PM
Mommy I'm Hungry: Poverty and Food In...
THE MEDIA LINE - Nov. 1, 2012. Israeli government statistics say that an estimated 1/4 of all Israeli citizens, including 837,000 children, are living in poverty. Half of these poor families have no wage earner. The JDC Brookdale Institute finds that the rate of poverty among families in Israel is the second highest of the OECD countries, and almost twice the OECD average. Working families sim...

News Feed - Spring 2012 - Passover
3/18/2012 10:06:00 PM
News Feed - Spring 2012 - Passover
Passover Edition of the Leket Israel News Feed - 2012

E-News - Spring 2012
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...

Charity organizations see upswing in food requests ahead of Rosh Hashanah
9/6/2012 12:10:00 AM
Charity organizations see upswing in ...
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL -Sept. 5, 2012. According to multiple nonprofits, rising costs of food, fuel, and other basic needs has caused a sharp upswing in the number of people seeking food aid packages for Rosh Hashanah. 43% of Israelis have reduced the amount of food they’ve purchased in recent months as a result of rising costs. In addition, donations for holiday aid are significantly down which c...

Passover Greetings from Dizengoff Center
3/21/2012 4:02:00 PM
Passover Greetings from Dizengoff Center
Check out what is abuzz in Dizengoff Center's food court as Leket Israel's dynamic Founder and Chairman, Joseph Gitler, offers greetings for a happy and kosher Passover.

LEKET KIDS FUN
2/27/2012 11:50:00 AM
LEKET KIDS FUN
Looking to entertain your children while preparing for Passover? Do they need a break from helping get the house ready? Download a fun word find, maze, or coloring page.

News Feed - Spring 2011 - Passover
4/12/2011 3:52:00 PM
News Feed - Spring 2011 - Passover
Passover Edition of the Leket Israel News Feed - 2011

E-News - Spring 2011
4/10/2011 6:38:00 PM
E-News - Spring 2011
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 move over a 1,000 tons of food in the month before the holiday.

VIDEO: Passover Greetings from the Field
4/10/2011 3:45:00 PM
VIDEO: Passover Greetings from the Field
Coming to you from Moshav Tzofit, Guy Yehoshua offers an update on Project Leket.

Tips to Reduce Food Waste on Passover
3/13/2011 7:38:00 PM
Tips to Reduce Food Waste on Passover
Reduce your food waste this Passover. Check out the top 10 tips below:

Leket Israel Chosen as Eddie’s Travel Charity of Choice
8/3/2011 8:11:00 PM
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.

Eat Smart & Get Through Passover a Healthier You!
4/10/2011 4:08:00 PM
Eat Smart & Get Through Passover a He...
Tips & Advice for the Upcoming Holiday from Leket Israel's in-house nutritionist.

VIDEO: Food & Passover.  What Comes to Your Mind?
4/10/2011 4:05:00 PM
VIDEO: Food & Passover. What Comes t...
While packing Passover food parcels for the needy, we asked our volunteers what comes to mind when hearing the words ''Food and Passover'' and here is what they had to say...



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