Honey from the Heart
Making the coming New Year sweeter
This year, the Tallahassee Jewish Federation (TJF) has launched a fundraiser to help Jewish families and friends celebrate the coming New Year (September 28th). TJF has opened an on-line honey store which offers kosher honey to be delivered in time for the start of the Jewish High Holy Day in September. Each 8oz bottle of honey benefits local Jewish organizations as well as ORT programs in Israel.
Simply visit the on-line store at to purchase a bottle of honey for $12 (including free shipping until July 31st).
In Tallahassee
Proceeds from Honey from the Heart will support a broad range of programs sponsored by the Tallahassee Jewish Federation, including:
- Jewish Educational and Cultural Programs
- Teen Philanthropy
- Campus Support
- Senior Social activities
- PJ Library and youth programs
- Summer camp scholarship
In Israel
Proceeds from the ORT portion of Honey From The Heart this year will support the 200 students of Kfar Silver Youth Village located near the Israeli border with Gaza. This ORT Kadima Mada(Science Studies) school educates some of Israel’s most vulnerable children. Most of the students have experienced severe poverty, their challenges intensified by divorce, abuse or other factors. For many Hebrew is a second language which only compounds their learning issues. We hope you enjoy learning how your participation in Honey from The Heart is making a difference in the lives of these students.
Teens New to Israel Flourish in Kfar Silver Youth Village
Ron Basin is a Hebrew teacher in Kfar Silver youth village, owned and managed by World ORT Kadima Mada. His ninth-grade students are recent immigrants to Israel – olim chadashim – who have twenty hours of Hebrew language immersion per week. Ron has been teaching at Kfar Silver for five years and discusses how these new citizens become adept at Hebrew.
“They get lots of support; it’s not simple to leave home at age 14. The most important thing is to learn the language first; it helps to connect to a new environment.” He describes the process. “Bit by bit we start talking about Kfar Silver and teaching keywords important to daily life, and we ask the students to speak only Hebrew during the lesson. They study the map of Israel and learn Hebrew songs; we teach them traditional songs related to holidays, and we gradually acquaint them with Israeli culture.”
For more information contact the Honey Store Coordinator:
Melanie Annis, 850-688-3374, melaniejaron.annis@gmail.com