Picking vegetables can be a Mitzvah!!
Donna Klein Jewish Academy goes gleaning this Sunday morning.
Gleaning is a Biblical Mitzvah that is rarely available for us today.
It is based on a verse in Leviticus :
"When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest" - Va-yikrah 19,9
This Mitzvah is as relevant today as it was in biblical times.
Despite the fact that there is a surplus of food in America there are still people who suffer hunger and rely on soup kitchens for their sustenance.
This is an opportunity to participate in saving fresh vegetables from going bad and making them available for a local soup kitchen.
It is also an opportunity to educate ourselves about the origin of food and spend quality time outdoors picking vegetables with our school community as part of our Mitzvah month.
We will pick vegetables near Atlantic and Lyons Avenue.
Directions are in the attached document.
Every participant needs to have a signed waiver.
Students who are interested in community service hours, please bring the form.
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