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Sep 18, 2024

Leket Shifts Focus to Helping Farmers After October 7

Answering the needs of Israel’s farmers and hungry families who have been hit particularly hard since October 7, Leket is now focusing on propping up the country’s agricultural industry and distributing more food to those in need. Since its founding in 2003, the Federation-funded Leket has concentrated on “rescuing” crops and prepared food from industrial kitchens that would have been destroyed or thrown away and distributing the items through about 270 partner organizations to Israeli families in need. However, since October 7, Leket has shifted to organizing and dispatching more than 70,000 volunteers to help Israeli farmers plant, prune and harvest crops. Rather than receiving the crops as donations — the traditional model — Leket is buying them from the farmers directly, thereby boosting their incomes. The organization has also set up mobile fruit and vegetable carts in hotels to provide produce free of charge to displaced families.

Join a Synagogue for 5786

Join a Synagogue for 5786

If you’d like to become a synagogue member for the High Holidays and beyond, there is a congregation in Miami-Dade County ready to welcome you.

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Israel’s Mobile Mental Health Care Unit

Israel’s Mobile Mental Health Care Unit

In supporting the mobile Road to Resilience program in the north of Israel, Federation is helping to address the region’s increase in mental health care needs.

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Much-Loved Milk & Honey Coming Soon

Much-Loved Milk & Honey Coming Soon

Don’t miss one of Jewish Miami’s most loved community service events of the year! Register now for Milk & Honey, organized by Jewish Community Services of South Florida and Federation and help vulnerable seniors in our neighborhood.

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Teen Israel Academy: A New Kind of Israel Education

Teen Israel Academy: A New Kind of Israel Education

Calling all high school juniors and seniors: Are you looking for a safe academic space to grapple with Israel’s complexities and challenging questions before heading off to college? Apply now for the second cohort of Teen Israel Academy.

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