Buy Israel Day

I blew it.

Yesterday, November 30, was “Buy Israel Day”:

Pro-Israel groups are asking supporters to buy Israeli goods on Nov. 30 to counter a boycott on the same day.

In response to the planned boycott against Ricky’s, a New York store that carries West Bank-made Ahava products, StandWithUs and the America-Israel Chambers of Commerce have declared Nov. 30 to be Buy Israeli Goods day. The two organizations are urging members of synagogues, schools, colleges and community groups to go to local stores and request Israeli-made products, particularly those targeted by boycotters.

In addition to the planned action against Ahava, which has its main factory in the West Bank, in Mitzpe Shalem, boycotters have lobbied stores such as Trader Joe's and Costco to drop Israeli products.

But it's never too late to buy Israeli.

If you are shopping for Hanukkah, or for any other occasion, please check out Broader View, which has a list of a wide variety of Israeli products and services you can get online.

The list includes art, Judaica, food and wine, clothing, beauty products, and many more. Whether you’re looking for kosher wine, infant clothing, or a computer-keyboard-shaped Mezuzah, you can support Israel while you shop, from the comfort of your own keyboard.

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