Chief Rabbis Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron and Yisrael Meir Lau ask the public to buy Israeli products. Following a meeting with Industry and Trade Minister Dalia Itzik, who is pushing the campaign to \"buy blue-and-white\" (Israel\'s official colors), the rabbis issued a call that was read in synagogues throughout the country on the Shavuot holiday this past Friday. \"In light of the economic situation,\" the rabbis wrote, \"when factories are being closed, unemployment is growing, and many families can barely afford to put food on the table, we are commanded to fulfill the verse, \'If your brother falters, strengthen him, that he may live with you.\' It is incumbent upon us to help our brothers who face financial difficulties, and enable them to live honorably before they require charity. During these days of trouble both nationally and individually, we must be careful to buy Israeli-made products.\"