Help Israel's Farmers - And Help Yourself

Special Healthy Jew workshop this Tuesday - "Israel Needs Healthy Jews - Finding Wellness During Wartime."

Jan 14, 2024

When the history of this terrible war will be written, one of its motifs, I have no doubt, will be Israel’s farms.

After October 7, hundreds of Israeli farms lost their Arab and Asian workers overnight in the middle of the fall harvesting season. To save their brothers’ produce and livelihood, Jews from all over the world poured into Israel’s countryside to work as farm hands.

Several weeks ago, we took our Lev Hatorah gap-year guys to an orange grove not far from the Gazan border, and picked over 20 tons of delicious fruit - a tiny fraction of the long overdue harvest. We probably ate another ton right in the orchard. It’s sad to think of the hundreds of more tons that are probably rotting on the ground right now.

Israel Needs Healthy Jews

Israel’s farmers need help, and Israel’s people are showing up to help them.

But Israel’s people too also need help - you, me, and every Jew living in Israel and abroad.

In recent months, our nation has suffered terrible pain:

Thousands have been through unspeakable, Holocaust-esque horrors.
Hundreds of thousands have lost their homes and livelihoods.
Millions are watching along with shock (“how could that happen?”) and fear (“am I next?”).

Life is in Session

Yet traumatic experiences are nothing new to the Jewish people, or, for that matter, to humankind.

By leaving our mothers’ wombs, we signed up for challenges and stresses of all shapes and sizes:

wars
serious illness
family crises
financial troubles
that irritating boss, friend, parent, child, you name it
just going through everyday life (that’s often the hardest one for me!)

Hard times such as these can break us - or grow us.

We can’t know ahead of time whether a crisis will leave us stronger or shattered. Nevertheless, our choices influence how life’s struggles will affect our lives. We don’t need to be innocent bystanders, watching ourselves unravel while we look on.

We can meet and greet any challenge with healthy Jewish living.

We can take our health and wellness seriously - not only to make life possible, but because that’s we’re good choices begin.

We can put ourselves first, because God thinks we’re worth it.

Finding Wellness During Wartime

I don’t mean a vague “do what feels good.” That can end up with all sorts of unhealthy coping behaviors.

I’m talking about investing time and effort to Eat Well, Move Well, Be Well, and Discover Natural Israel. All in ways that are appropriate to stressful situations.

Yet we all know that’s easier said than done, and might be impossible to navigate alone.

So in this Tuesday’s online Healthy Jew workshop, I’m sharing with subscribers to The Healthy Jew how to find wellness during wartime and other crises.

You’ll learn about:

The war’s threats to your health.
How to win the war with Healthy Jew principles: Eat Well, Move Well, Be Well.
Specific strategies to live Healthy Jewish during challenging times.
The crucial role of Natural Israel in solving this crisis.

Here are the details:

This workshop will be for all subscribers to The Healthy Jew, free or paid. You’re invited!
It’s happening Tuesday, January 16, at 8:30pm Israel time (1:30 EST).
The room will be open from 8:15 (1:15 EST), if you’d like to drop in to say hello.
We’ll begin at 8:30 (1:30 EST) sharp, and wrap up with Q&A at 9:15 (2:15 EST).

Here’s your link to join:

Healthy Jew Workshop on January 16

(Zoom Meeting ID: 934 8521 4681, Passcode: 298252)

Planning on coming? Let me know by responding to this email. But no pressure: you can also just show up, and even bring a friend.

I’m so excited to meet you!

The Healthy Jew