By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The government will pay the famers NIS 100 / dunam if they harvest early.
Chareidi Jews harvest wheat with a hand sickle in a field near the central Israeli town of Modi'in. They will store the wheat for almost a year and then use it to grind flour to make Matzah for next year's Passover festival.
By Moshe Herman
Get ready for the Day of Atonement with Rabbi Mike Feuer and Yishai. Why does Rosh HaShana precede Yom Kippur? Why is the scapegoat used as a scapegoat? Why do we dunk in the ritual bath before the great day? And is Yom Kippur a joyful or mournful day? Join Yishai and Rav Mike and get your Spiritual Caffein from Jerusalem - and Shana Tova!
