The Text: Vayelech (Devarim/Deuteronomy 31:1-30) does not contain relevant references to poverty or hunger. The Context: Vayelech (Devarim/Deuteronomy 31:1-30) does not contain relevant references to poverty or hunger. What it Means for Advocates: Host a Shabbat meal for your friends and/or family.  When it comes time to recite the blessings for the wine and bread, Read More

The Text: 26:1-10 And it shall be, when you come in to the land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance, and possess it, and live in it; That you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which you shall bring of your land that the Lord your Read More

The Text: Deut. 23:25-26 When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, then you may eat your fill of grapes at your own pleasure; but you shall not put any in your utensil.  When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not Read More

Download the full invitation in PDF format here. “Let us launch a Jewish campaign against hunger. Drawing on all our resources—our wealth and our wisdom, our customs and our competencies, our memories and our dreams—let us create an old/new tradition. Henceforward, as in olden times, let us set aside a portion of our joy to Read More