Leket Israel

This Pidyon Kaparot will feed families

More and more families cannot afford to purchase basic food for the holidays. Leket Israel is preparing for an increase in requests for assistance

35% of parents in Israel change school lunches due to prices

A new survey by Leket Israel, the national food rescue organization, reveals that financial hardship is now affecting what children in Israel are eating at school.

Report: Israel's food loss dropped by 50,000 tons in 2020

Household food loss increased, while institutional food loss decreased by 50%, report shows.

Israeli food rescue group adjusts approach to meet COVID needs

'People needed to eat now, not later. We had to act immediately,' Leket CEO Gidi Kroch says.

With A Little Help From My Friends: Kippalive Beatles Cover

In honor of "Tu B'Shevat" this year Kippalive visited Leket, Israel's national food bank.

Feeding the hungry in Israel during coronavirus

The organization of Joseph Gitler provide thousands of prepared meals for those in need.

Report: Israelis threw out 2.5 million tons of food last year

An average family in Israel wastes $890 worth of food per year, equivalent to a month and a half of household food consumption expenditure.

Joseph: Israel’s good food security guy

Joseph Gitler, Chairman of Israel’s National Food Bank, is not satisfied with feeding only those who fall through the gaps in society.

From one man’s vision into a national mission

Joseph Gitler turned his one-man mission into Israel’s largest food bank rescue network, known as Leket Israel, The National Food Bank.

Fighting the waste of food in Israel

Food rescue can eliminate food insecurity in Israel, BDO economist tells Arutz Sheva.

Study: 2.3 million tons of food wasted wasted this year

Leket Israel, BDO report on food waste and rescue finds $5.6 billion of food lost this year.

Watch: Support and love from Asia-Pacific

Pro-Israel group holds annual event in Israel for the benefit of Holocaust survivors, helps distribute food to the needy.

Report: Israel lags behind in food preservation

Leket Yisrael releases report on eve of World Food Day that Israel ranks virtually last in preventing food waste in the developed world.

Colel Chabad to teach the impoverished healthy cooking

Combating poor nutrition skills, Colel Chabad and Leket Israel aim to help the impoverished out of their dietary rut.

Finished eating? You may be feeding the needy

Ever ask 'Where does all the food from events go? What a waste!'? Leket Israel asked, and decided to act.

A unique form of charity in the grapefruit orchard

We joined Bar & Bat Mitzvah celebrators, high school kids as they set out to the field with Leket to volunteer in a unique form of giving.

Welfare Ministry to provide food vouchers to Israel's poor

New initiative provides poor families with monthly 500 NIS debit card for food.

A third of food in Israel is thrown in the garbage

The Leket Yisrael organization published its second report about food waste and salvaging methods in Israel.

MKs: Why Do Markets Destroy Food When People Are Hungry?

Leftover food makes up some 40% of the “trash” thrown away each day in Israel, Knesset members were told Wednesday.

Winners of New English-Speaking Olim Award Picked

New NBN Bonei Zion Prize given to immigrants from English-speaking countries making significant contributions.

Food Waste in US Reaches 40%; Is Israel Any Better?

Joseph Gitler, Head of Leket Israel, responds to a discomforting Washington Post report