There’s a verse in Tehillim (Psalms) that says: “Hashem casts His ice on the world like pieces of bread”  (Tehillim 147:17). Ice is bread. Snow is bread. How so? Snow lasts a long time. It melts slowly and is absorbed gradually into the earth and it becomes bread. Not like the rain which runs down into the rivers and oceans. That’s what the earth needs in order to produce food. That’s why the Gemara says that one snow is as valuable as five rains (Gemara Taanis 3b). The snow

As winter settles in and the nights stretch long and cold, small lights begin to glow in windows across the city. One candle at a time, their soft flames grow — a quiet defiance against the dark. Each spark adds warmth, spreading gently but surely, until the night itself feels changed. There’s something powerful in that rhythm — one candle, then another. One act of kindness, then the next. That’s how light spreads. That’s how warmth travels. Every loaf of bread we give carrie

Hunger doesn’t always shout. Most days, it whispers. It’s the quiet ache of a child arriving at school on an empty stomach, trying to focus while their body pleads for something as simple as a slice of bread. It’s the parent who pretends they already ate, pushing their share onto the plate of a son or daughter who needs it more. It’s the family that smiles through the discomfort, doing their best to get through another day while carrying a worry they rarely speak aloud. And t

As we sit in our sukkah, eating our delicious fluffy Challah, and lifting our eyes to the sky through the branches above. We are meant to...

As I open up my sidder to bentch, my heart is filled with lots of gratitude. I say each and every word with utmost concentration. I move...

Bread for Israel currently has 300 + distribution locations around Israel. Each location is run by a dedicated volunteer distribution...