Dear Nshei of Ahavas Shalom
As I’m sure you are all aware the Shmitta year is coming near its end. But for the farmers they have still a long way to go before they will be able to sell any of their produce.
Nshei Keren HaSheviis has been set up to help the wives of farmers through this amazing nisayon they have. The main Keren Hasheviis is only able to help with around 45% of the costs of the farmers that they need to cover over Shmita. That means they still have no income and are paying the rest of the costs.
These farmers are incredible, some of them are not even that frum but through Keren Hasheviis have agreed to keep this special mitzvah. The farmers say that mostly it’s the wives that push their husbands to keep this mitzvah.
As a group of women, we should show support for these incredible women. Every person who gets involved gives much needed emotional and moral support to the farmers and this cause. With the approval of Rav Zachariash shlita and the Va’ad, I am organizing a group of women from Ahavas Shalom to participate in a campaign that is taking place during the nine days.
All I need is commitment for 1 hour of your time Tuesday August 2nd or Wednesday August/3rd to come help at the call center.
By committing to 1 hour, you will also get free entrance to the special event taking place. This includes receiving a bracha from one of the farmers’ wives. R’ Kanievsky ZTL said that during Shmitta it was better to go to a farmer for a bracha than himself.
I am hoping we can arrange two groups of Ahavas Shalom women: one for a morning and one for an evening. Please could you email me the times you could do and I will try to work out a couple of times that work for most people.
I can guarantee that whatever you can give, you will get more out of it than you give!
Shuli Harris
Ahavas Shalom Neshei
shuli@ahavasshalom.org
