Chanukah 5786 - Harvesting Solidarity
The struggle for food access continues in Gaza where millions of Palestinians are still struggling to find the nourishment they so desperately need as the Israeli government continues to restrict aid.
It is now olive harvest season in the West Bank, which reminds us that the struggle for food access extends beyond the borders of Gaza. The olive harvest is a generations-long tradition that provides steady income and stability for thousands of Palestinian families. This year, like far too many before it, the harvest is happening in dire conditions. Israeli settlers have led dozens of violent attacks against Palestinians attempting to harvest olives, leaving farmers unable to access their trees. Volunteers attempting to help with the harvest have been attacked, arrested, and even deported, including Jewish volunteers.
Please consider integrating learning about and attention to Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank as part of your Chanukah observance at home and in community programming.
Opportunities for you and your community to participate!
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Integrate learning about and attention to Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank as part of your Chanukah observance at home and in community/congregational programming. -
Participation guide
Learn more about how to participate by purchasing Palestinian olive oil, sourcing an oil-burning menorah, adding a new blessing to your Chanukah ritual, supporting a tzedakah campaign for Palestinian olive farmers, and more. -
Handout with blessing
Print and use a handout with a new blessing to add to your Chanukah ritual and information about tzedakah for Palestinian olive farmers.
Support Palestinian Olive Farmers - Chanukah Tzedakah
The Jews For Food Aid Chanukah Tzedakah campaign aims to raise $36,000 for Palestinian olive farmers.
Tzedakah is a practice of solidarity that leads us to collective safety and freedom for all people, binds ourselves to others, and brings us closer to a world redeemed.