December 31, 2019
Elderly, child poverty increased in 2018, national report finds
NGOs combating poverty express concern with increasing poverty for elderly, although rate of overall poverty remained the same in 2018 over 2017 figures.
December 23, 2019
Saving food waste and feeding the poor in Israel
Join Simon Barrett as he interviews Gidi Kroch CEO of Leket a remarkable NGO that saves food waste and feeds the poor and needy in Israel based on the biblical concept of gleaning that features in the book of Ruth.
December 22, 2019
Ambassador Friedman packs food, gifts for the needy in Jerusalem
David Friedman joins volunteers at Colel Chabad’s Pantry Packers center in Jerusalem to prepare packages for Israel’s needy.
November 11, 2019
Saving food waste and feeding the poor in Israel
Join Simon Barrett as he interviews Gidi Kroch CEO of Leket a remarkable NGO that saves food waste and feeds the poor and needy in Israel based on the biblical concept of gleaning that features in the book of Ruth.
July 15, 2019
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July 3, 2019
Local Girls Volunteer With Leket Israel
Three bat mitzvah girls from Bergen County came with their families to volunteer with Leket Israel — The National Food Bank — on their recent trip to Israel.
June 27, 2019
Top 32 summer activities for kids in Israel
Wondering what to plan for your kids this summer in Israel? Here’s our ultimate list of 32 activities for children to enjoy even in hot weather. #32 – Leket Israel
June 26, 2019
Deena Fielder joins Rebekah Saltzman on Journey to Organization
Learn about what happens to food waste when we not longer need, why food waste is an environmental problem, how Leket Israel helps rescue food and how you can volunteer to help!
June 14, 2019
GRAPEVINE: Jerusalem, his chief joy
June 7, 2019
April 23, 2019
The average Israeli family throws out a month and a half’s worth of food every year. Yet, over 20 percent of Israelis live in poverty and face food insecurity.
ILTV.tv‘s Natasha Kirtchuk met with the people who are trying to rescue all of the food that is thrown away.
April 18, 2019
Charity distributes kosher-for-Passover food for 181,000 needy New Yorkers
April 18, 2019
Israel gets ready for Passover celebrations
There is tremendous amount of food waste, as bread products are thrown out leading up to and after the holiday
April 18, 2019
Meat, fish and chicken consumption up for Passover; so is food waste
Agriculture Ministry statistics find chicken purchases increase by 150%, Israelis throw away more than NIS 1.1 billion worth of food before and after holiday
April 5, 2019
OPINION: What can people in the UK do to fight food waste in Israel?
Despite being the Start Up Nation 20, percent of Israel’s population lives below the poverty line. Joseph Gitler of Leket reflects on what you ca do to change this
March 20, 2019
Nachum welcomed Joseph Gitler, Founder of Leket Israel, Israel’s National Food Bank, to this morning’s JM in the AM to discuss helping those in need for the holidays and all year round.
February 2, 2019
Enlace Judío México e Israel.– Cómo un abogado de Nueva York se fue a vivir a Israel, dejó su trabajo en alta tecnología y fundó Leket, la organización líder de Israel para evitar el desperdicio de alimentos.
Three Cohon awards on tap – Joseph Gitler to receive coveted Rabbi Samuel S. and A. Irma Cohon Memorial Foundation Award in Tucson on February 8th.
January 17, 2019
A time to glean, a time to give, Conversation with Deena Fiedler – Da’at Travel’s photo blog
January 13, 2019
STARTUP STORIES from the STARTUP NATION interviews Leket Israel Founder and Chairman, Joseph Gitler.
In Part I, they discuss how Joseph identified the problem, and began the process of building the organization – and his hands-on approach to leading his army of volunteers.
January 13, 2019
How an NYC lawyer moved to Israel and left his hi-tech job to start Leket, Israel’s leading food rescue organization.
January 3, 2019
Food security in Israel: How do we care for our country’s poor? Leket CEO Reaction to NII Poverty Report
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