Make this Sukkot a happy feast for the poor of Israel
In two weeks, Jews across Israel will begin celebrating the Feast of Sukkot. During this harvest festival, many people sleep in small booths to remember the wandering of the Chosen People through the Wilderness?and they celebrate with feasting for a full week?but for hungry Jewish children in Israel, this is no time of joy.
Instead they wonder why they have to go to bed hungry every night?why their friends come to school talking about special meals and fun things to eat?why they are left out. Poverty and hunger are very real threats to Jewish children today, as well as to many elderly Holocaust survivors.
As a young Jewish child, I lived in poverty in the projects. I would go to the dump to look for food. I had a stick to dig through the garbage and fight off the rats who were competing with me for the food. I know firsthand how painful it is to go to bed hungry. I will never forget the pit the Lord lifted me out of?thus the reason I care so very much for the suffering, impoverished, and forgotten Jewish refugees in Israel. Jesus said, ?I was hungry and you fed Me?what you do for the least of these you have done for Me.?
Today I’m asking you to help provide special Sukkot meals for poor families in Israel. We can turn their hunger and sadness into joy and celebration. We can help make this special time of year happy and meaningful for the poor and hungry of Israel. We can reach out to them in the love of God.The Lie That Will Not Die
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