By Rabbi Yisrael Rutman

We’ve been “dying” from the record-breaking heat in Israel this summer. Fortunately, for us, it’s just a figure of speech. But for the apples it’s not; they really have been dying.

The Jerusalem Post reported that some 70 percent of the red apple crop grown in the north of the country has been wiped out, “baked” on the trees by the intense heat. Farmers are asking the Agriculture Ministry for compensation for this “natural disaster.”

by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman The Israel Honey Export Council has announced a record-breaking season for exports. 180,000 jars of honey and honey products have been shipped to Jewish markets in the U.S., Canada, Britain, Germany, France and Belgium. This represents a 15% increase over average annual export figures. Honey sales are traditionally up this time
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