Bread respect when in Israel.

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

did you know that in israel you will often see bread siting on surfaces?
this is because some people will pick pieces of bread that others have thrown on the sidewalk and just place it on a surface so to respect the bread.....

even my aunt used to pick bread and rest it somewhere more respecting when i was a child.

nowadays it is a bit less common but still happens a lot when a pesron with 'tradition' see it

 

[Marlingardener]

Lovely tradition, but here in Texas we don't need to pick up bread, or any other food, that is thrown down. We have grackles--a bird that eats anything and hangs around parking lots and sidewalks and picks up anything edible. I've even seen them running about carrying a small potato chip bag!

 

[AlamocityPopcorn]

very nice culture.

 

[taxlady]

Do people often throw pieces of bread on the sidewalk? Why?

 

[dragnlaw]

Further to taxy's inquiry, meaning why would they not toss into the garbage or compost?

 

[pepperhead212]

Do people often throw pieces of bread on the sidewalk? Why?

That was what I was getting ready to ask! I never had any bread end up on the sidewalk, of any trash, for that matter. There is never any "trash" bread, just more bread crumbs.

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

Do people often throw pieces of bread on the sidewalk? Why?

i don't know why.
different reasons.

 

[dragnlaw]

Are you talking about this happening in a big city or small villages?
I found this - and although we don't have religious discussions here I don't think this qualifies for sensorship as it is merely a statement of fact as tp why it happens. Much like "I keep Kosher" is a statement, not a discussion.

"The importance of sharing one’s bread with the poor has remained in the Jewish consciousness until today. Many people do not want to throw away bread. Instead of dumping their bread along with the rest of their garbage into the garbage carts parked along the streets, they save the bread in plastic sacks and hang it from the metal projections on the sides of the carts (used to hoist the carts into the garbage trucks). That way, the bread is potentially available to the poor. Not all Jews in Israel follow this custom, but lots do, especially here in our neighborhood of Maoz Zion."
The full article can be found at "Don't Throw Away that Piece of Bread

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

usually in cities