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October 7, 2024

Producing Honey for Rosh Hashanah, Israeli Beekeepers Testify to Zionism’s Indomitable Spirit

Returning to Yad Mordechai.

In Israel, as in America, Jews consumed an inordinate amount of honey over the past few days, considered by ancient tradition a symbol of wishes for a sweet new year. But for Israel’s beekeepers, the war brought unusual difficulties, and their perseverance is very much a testimony to Israeli perseverance over the past year. Cnaan Lidor reports from Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, home to the country’s largest honey-making concern, whose efforts

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