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Grocery giant helps fight the war on hunger Bashas Family of Stores continues with their yearly donation of fresh apples YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - It's a battle that seems to have no end, but a battle worth fighting. Communities across the country struggle to keep panties and food bank shelves stocked. So, when businesses like Basha's Family of Stores continue to fight, communities benefit. Each year Basha's along with their fruit vendor First Fruit out of Washington state donated thousands of apples to communities in need. This year, 11,520lbs. of red delicious apples were donated to nonp...

To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Disinfection workers at the Huannan Market in Taipei's Huannan Market on Friday. CNA photo July 2, 2021 Taipei, July 2 (CNA) The Huannan Market in Taipei's Wanhua District is undergoing a large-scale disinfection of its premises after 41 vendors there tested positive for COVID-19, the city's Market Administration Office said on Friday. The market will cease operations until July 5, while those confirmed as having caught the disease via a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on Thursday are being quarantine...

Get email notification for articles from Vered Guttman Follow On the eve of Shavuot this Sunday, Zizet and Shmuel Messalem will eat pkayla, a Tunisian stew of spinach, white beans and meat that’s cooked for hours until almost black. The stew is served ceremonially over couscous. It’s a delicacy they’ve served on Shavuot and special occasions for over 70 years, even before they moved from their native Tunisia to Israel in 1949. But they’ll be eating this festive dish all alone. None of their loving seven children, 24 grandchildren or 25 great-grandchildren will be joining the family ...

bikkurim – or the first fruits of the “seven species” grown in Eretz Yisrael (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates) – were brought to the Beit HaMikdash in Jerusalem and offered as a sacrificial gift to Hashem on Shavuot. Jewish National Fund label sheet depicting the Seven Species. The farmers bringing the bikkurim to the Temple were obligated to recite a formulaic “avowal” summarizing Jewish history from the time of Abraham through the Egyptian exile and the exodus, the 40 years in the desert and the entry into Eretz Yisrael, up to t...

2021/04/10 17:08 2021 Taipei Traditional Market Festival opens at Taipei Expo Park on April 10.  2021 Taipei Traditional Market Festival opens at Taipei Expo Park on April 10.  (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2021 Taipei Traditional Market Festival opened on Saturday (April 10) at the Yuanshan Plaza of Taipei Expo Park, featuring nearly 60 vendors from public markets across the city. The annual event, which will run until 6 p.m. on Sunday, aims to promote local food ingredients and culture, as well as a new image...