Dear Friends,

I came back from Israel 2 weeks and am very worried by the economic situation I saw--the closed shops and restaurants in downtown Tel Aviv, the unemployment, the stories of hunger and hopelessness.

Living in the diaspora, we all have the power to help:
Every time you go to the supermarket, buy at least one Israeli product (they have pickles, cheeses, olives, sauces, soups, chocolates, cookies, candy, tehina, chumous, ready salads and dips, pretzels etc.). There are 300,000 Jews in Canada. If everyone bought an Israeli product every 2 weeks, that would be around $300,000 making it to the desperate Israeli economy every few weeks just from Canada.  If the idea caught on with American Jews, that could be $5.2 million every couple of weeks.

  ***I recently found at my local Gristedes wonderful KEDEM tea biscuits (orange flavored, thin, crisp, and delicious!) @ 3 for $2.00.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!  load up on them for yourselves & your guests!  

 

So, even if it you don't need it; even if it is more expensive than a Canadian or American product; even if it looks less appetizing than its North American counterpart, BUY IT .

 

Help Israel. Tell all your friends. Jewish kids are going to school hungry. The economy is in shambles. Factories are closing.