🍇 It's peak grape harvest season and lots of farms need help, many of them owned and run by reservists who have barely been home to tend to their vineyards in months, struggling to get by with ad hoc help from family and friends.

If you have work gloves and pruning shears please bring them. 

PLEASE make sure you have a SUN HAT (preferably with a protective, broad brim) Sunstroke is a real issue, even if you are used to a hot climate, it's important to cover your head.

Remember you need clothes that are a) suitable for the weather, protective for outdoor agricultural conditions and from the sun, that you don't mind if they get sweaty and dirty or catch on a thistle.

Also make sure that you have plenty of water with you, a few liters, preferably in an insulated bottle sleeve to help keep it cool (or at least stop it from heating up out in the sun)

Here are some suggestions in the Shfela region, reasonably close to Modiin and Bet Shemesh.

🍇1) Michael Luria from Pnei Kedem (about 50 minutes from Bet Shemesh) needs a BIG GROUP of volunteers (50-100 people) to help him harvest his 13 dunam of wine grapes on Monday. His vineyard partner is on miluim and he urgently needs help to bring in the harvest. Michael 0544-730-652. 

🍇2) The Bazak Winery in Karmei Yosef (about 20 minutes from Modiin and 25 from Bet Shemesh) hopes to be harvesting this week from 05:30 to mid-day, but please confirm with them which days. From age 16. Refreshments will be provided. Updates and more information in their WhatsApp list: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HTxCCe3dpO6DFMzaA76vUx 

🍇 3) Eliyahu David in Revaha (about 40 minutes from Bet Shemesh and Modiin) is starting to harvest his grapes today, and expects the harvest to last about two weeks. He is 81 years-old and would appreciate volunteer help, families with kids welcome. 052-563-3409

🍇4) Shira in Bet Uzziel grows table grapes (about 15-20 minutes from Modiin) bring shears. There is shade. Please confirm which days volunteers are needed. From about 7am. She is hoping to finish the grape harvest in the next week or so. WhatsApp Shira to coordinate at: 058-781-5072 

🍇5) The Peretz Family in moshav Tselafon (about 25 minutes from Modiin and 20 minutes from Bet Shemesh) are busy harvesting their wine grapes and would appreciate volunteer help. To coordinate contact Yuval: 054-478-0022 or Dolev: 054-664-0093

🍇6) Yehiel grows grapes in Nehosha, near Bet Shemesh, welcomes volunteers young and old and family groups: 050-540-3700

There is an updated spreadsheet with all the volunteer options. Every entry highlighted in pink needs help urgently this week. You'll find info about appropriate ages, what the work is, location, how to contact the owners, etc.: https://sheme.sh/OXFz. Please check it regularly - it is frequently updated.

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