Agriculture

0 Israel Communities

We Live 5 Minutes From Gaza. This is our WILD Story of Survival.

Living Lchaim · 16 Nov

Enon Dagan and Avichai Koch, two former Israeli reservists residing five minutes from Gaza, have shifted their battlefields from military to agricultural labor.

0 Communities Culture

Holy Pineapples

Tania Hammer in Jewish Action · 23 Sep

Tania Hammer recounts her unexpected venture into pineapple sales to support a farmer named Noam during a challenging time in Israel.

0 Israel Gender/Identity

The Evolution of the Israeli Kitchen

Dana Kessler in Tablet · 6 Jun

In "The Magic Ladle: Women, Science, and Nutrition in the History of Israel" by Erela Taharlev Ben-Shachar, the author explores how food, particularly the orange and vegetables, played a significant role in the evolution of the Israeli kitchen and society.

0 Israel Communities

Returning to Kibbutz Be’eri

Sapir · 1 Jun

The article details the severe impact of Hamas attacks on Israeli agricultural communities in the western Negev, particularly Kibbutz Beeri, destroying infrastructure, crops, and displacing residents.

0 Israel Politics

Israel now has its own Strawberry Fields — to honor a hostage whose body was just recovered in Gaza

Ilene Prusher in Forward · 30 May

The article discusses Uri Alon's connection to Michel Nisenbaum, an employee who was killed by militants in Gaza.

0 Israel Communities

Hamas tried to destroy Israeli agriculture, and failed.

Future of Jewish · 4 Feb

In a guest essay for Future of Jewish, Danielle Abraham recounts her experiences working with ReGrow Israel, an initiative focused on supporting farming communities in the western Negev that were targeted by Hamas during an attack on October 7th.

0 Israel

Memoir | Seeing Green in Southern Israel

Julie Zuckerman in Moment · 13 Dec 2023

The author and her family travel to Kibbutz Saad in southern Israel to help with the agricultural crisis caused by the Hamas assault in October.

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Shemitah Up Close: The Heroism of Israeli Farmers

Toby Klein Greenwald in Jewish Action · 1 Mar 2022

This article features interviews with four Israeli farmers who observe the shemitah year, a Sabbatical year when farming is prohibited in accordance with Jewish law.

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Ari Bergmann: Giving Wealth a Rest: The Economics of Shemittah [Wealth 3/4]

18forty · 4 Jan 2022

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Ari Bergmann, a PhD and financier, discusses the economic benefits of shemittah, which is the year when the land is allowed to rest.

0 Jewish Law Israel

Support Our Farmers

Jamie Geller · 29 Dec 2021

The video highlights the impact of Shmitah on Israeli farmers and encourages people to donate or support them in fulfilling this mitzvah.

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Haviv Rettig Gur on the Jewish Agency in 2021

Tikvah · 7 Oct 2021

The Jewish Agency for Israel, founded in 1929, played a crucial role in incubating Israel's proto-government, and its officers became ministers upon Israel's declaration of independence.

0 Food Israel

The “Thought for Food” Edition

Promised Podcast · 29 Jul 2021

In this edition, Miriam Herschlag, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron from the Times of Israel discuss the new Israeli government's approach to market-driven agricultural policies and an increase in Kosher certifications.

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Climate Change and Prayers for Rain and Dew

Chaim Trachtman in Lehrhaus · 13 Apr 2020

Weather plays a significant role in our daily lives and prayers, with rain being a key focus during the fall and dew in the spring according to Jewish liturgy.

0 Holidays Gender/Identity

Wheat, Whiskey and Women

Forward · 15 Jan 2016

The article discusses the link between whiskey production, feminism, and the Talmudic tractate of Sotah in the context of Tu B'Shvat.

0 Torah Philosophy

Toil and Text: The Twin Gifts of Shavuot

Sarah Marx in Tablet · 21 May 2015

The author reflects on their transformative experiences working on a farm and studying Torah, highlighting the interconnectedness of farming and Jewish tradition.

0 Israel History

The Kibbutz, Post-Utopia

Walter Laqueur in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

"100 Years of Kibbutz: The Story of the Kibbutz Movement" edited by Eliezer Saks commemorates the centennial of the kibbutz movement, tracing its origins with visionary pioneers like Yosef Bussel and Yosef Baratz, who sought communal agricultural life in Palestine for ideological and practical reasons.

0 Israel Politics

Settled

Gilad Sharon in Tablet · 1 Nov 2011

Gilad Sharon's book "Settled" delves into his father Ariel Sharon's impactful role in settlement efforts, particularly in Judea, Samaria, and other crucial areas of Israel.

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