Sunday, May 16, 2010
7 Days
The Bible tells us of seven species of foods particularly favored by Israel's climate and soil. They are wheat, barley, grapes (my last post discussed the prodigious wine industry in Israel), figs, pomegranates (it also discussed pomegranate wine!), olives, and dates. Israeli produce, I can tell you from experience, has only improved since the biblical period, in diversity and quality. Who today can deny that Jaffa oranges are the greatest? And if you live in America and have the opportunity to shop at a store that sells Israeli pickles, get them-- they're way, way better. And their cucumbers don't need you to peel off the skin; they use less pesticides and don't taste nearly as bitter-- makes for a great salad (perhaps an Israeli salad).
They include the Masorti (Israeli Conservative) movement's Emergency Fund, Neve Hanna Youth Village (caring for abused children and teenagers), Mateh Aharon (feeding the needy and displaced in Safed), the JNF (protecting Israel's forests-- at the time of the post, there were Katyusha rockets falling from Lebanon and brave firefighters went out under that threat to prevent forest fires), Yad Sarah (helping the needy with medical equipment), Hatzolah Israel (a volunteer, non-profit emergency medical service, assisting the victims of terrorism and other emergencies throughout Israel. They are the fastest medical response team in Israel, and the only team that works in coordination with Magen David Adom), and the UJC's Israel Emergency Campaign fund.
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Remember, people, just one more week to go! Stop on Fifth Avenue to see the Israeli flags next to the American flags on the lamp posts lining Fifth Avenue, right alongside our street banners... the Parade is almost here!
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