Snow & Bread

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 is meant to remind you of the miracle of bread. When you eat bread and delicious fruit in the spring, you’ll be doing so because of the snow that falls in the winter.

A farmer on the field loves the snow. It’s a tremendous blessing. It melts very gradually and gives the field a good drink of water. In the spring he’ll have a good crop as a result. So, “He throws down His ice like pieces of bread.” Ice is bread.

The glistening white snow is there to remind you of the kindness of Hashem of bread and food – it reminds you of the snow in the fields and mountains.

Next time you look at the snow, remind yourself that Hashem is preparing the earth for the spring and summer to have a perfectly grown crop for all of us to enjoy! (R’ Avigdor Miller)

Here at Bread for Israel we are constantly hearing how the Bread is life giving to those that receive it. 

We just received this thank you letter:

“A Huge Thank you on behalf of all the recipients, adults and children alike. We are deeply indebted to you honored donors. You bring smiles to our faces by the way that you give so respectfully and in such an organized and constant fashion. The bread distribution is a system that works like a huge and incredible factory! Your reward is greater than heaven! Signed with much admiration. 

A.D. from Modiin

Our mission is simple: to help make sure people have food on the table. We do this in a way that is respectful, organized, and consistent, because dignity and reliability matter. Like snow that melts into water and nourishes the earth so it can produce bread, our work is about helping meet real needs in a steady, life-giving way.