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Gifts for a Rebbi, Delivered in Israel

Thank a rebbi or a rosh yeshiva in Israel — a gift for the family, something for the shiur, or food sent home before Shabbos.

About Gifts for a Rebbi, Delivered in Israel

A gift to a rebbi is usually a gift to a household. Many are supporting large families on a yeshiva salary, so the things that help most are the practical ones: a Shabbos order, a food package, catering for a shiur he is making. That is a different instinct from the token gift, and it is the one families who have been in the yeshiva a while tend to follow.

Kashrut is not a detail here, it is the first filter — each store's supervision is on its page, and it is worth checking against what the yeshiva holds by before ordering. Choose the delivery date at checkout, send it to the house rather than the beis medrash, and say in the card which talmid it is from.

What people usually send

  • A Shabbos order sent to the rebbi's home
  • A food package for the family
  • Catering or platters for a shiur or a siyum
  • A chocolate or gift box with a card from the talmid