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Fair Trade Your Shabbat on World Fair Trade Day
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Photos and Stories from our Guatemala Trip
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Jewish Blessing Flags from Nepal
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World Fair Trade Day (WFTD) is the largest Fair Trade event of the year in North America and around the world, and falls on Shabbat, May 11 this year. Events are scheduled from May 4-19 and 100,000 people are expected to attend hundreds of celebrations to promote Fair Trade and campaign for trade justice together
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Our Guatemala trip visiting Fair Trade artisans was absolutely fabulous! Thanks to the other 11 participants who made it such a success! Enjoy some of the highlights with these slideshows and stories.
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NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE FOR SALE! These Jewish Blessing Flags were designed and produced in Nepal, working directly with fair trade artisans, and are the first of Fair Trade Judaica’s own line of products. Read more about how the flags were developed and the Jewish symbolism integrated into their design…
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Fair Trade Judaica is building a fair trade movement in the Jewish community, with a special focus on Fair Trade Judaica products.
We envision a world in which Jewish consumers recognize fair trade as an expression of core Jewish values, seek out fair trade Judaica products, and use their purchasing power to support thriving communities of artisans around the world.
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Recent Blog Post
March 6, 2013 -I am having the (metaphorical) experience of spending 40 years crossing the desert, just like our ancestors. The journey of having Fair Trade and Kosher for Passover chocolate produced is taking a lot longer and is much more complicated than I ever imagined. Manna appears regularly in the form of amazing people whom I am [...]
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It All Begins with the Artisans
There would be no fair trade Judaica products if it weren't for the hard work and creativity of the artisans. In addition, they share with us the richness of their cultural heritage by using traditional craft methods, like weaving on a backstrap looms, as well as the colors and designs they have inherited.
We are proud to bring you the faces behind these fair trade Judaica products, and share some of the stories of the people who touch our lives with their work.
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