R. Shmuel Veffer, Founder
Our mission at Galilee Green is to build a warm relationship between those who love and support Israel and the people who have returned to the Biblical Land of Israel.
Subscribe to receive our 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil and our exclusive content about the Land of Israel, the Torah of Israel and the Bounty of Israel. Members of our Galilee Green Subscriber Family will be bringing the blessings of Israel into their homes around the world.
In this way, those who love, support Israel and pray for Israel will be able to put their prayers into action by supporting a unique small business in Israel. And help fulfill God’s promise to the Jewish People to bring His children back to the Land.
Our Biblical Connection
Galilee Green is based in the Tribal portion of Naphtali.
Jacob blessed his son Naphtali to be an ‘אילה שלוחה’ – ‘a deer let loose’ (Gen 49:21). Our sage, Rashi, explains that this means the land designated to the tribe of Naphtali, especially in the Ginnosar Valley, is a good land where the fruits are quick to ripen.
The Talmud recounts many stories about how luscious the fruits of the tribe of Naphtali were (Pesachim 8b). Yet the Land became barren, according to God’s promise, when the Jewish people went into exile, only to wait for the return of the Jews.
Modern Historical Connection
Baron and Baroness Rothschild in Yavne’el
After almost two thousand years of exile, there was an awakening among Eastern European Jews as they came back to farm the land in the “First Aliyah” between 1882 and 1903.
One of the earliest agricultural settlements was Yavne’el, founded in 1901 by religious families from Romania. Yavne’el is one of the biblical border towns of the tribe of Naphtali mentioned in the Book of Joshua (Josh 19:32).
Baron Edmond (Binyamin) Rothschild purchased the land in the Yavne’el Valley for farmland to support the struggling settlers. These pioneers, through their sweat, tears, love of the Land and Divine Providence helped in fulfilling the prophecy of the “Land bringing forth its fruits.”
Now You Can Support is by Connecting with Galilee Green
Today, the land of the Galilee is lush and fruitful. Those of us who are fortunate enough to live here can now share the blessings with our friends who love, appreciate and support what we are building here in our homeland.
5 Comments
Angela Backer · January 27, 2022 at 6:58 pm
Is your olive oil certified kosher and shmittah compiant?
Shmuel · February 10, 2022 at 1:19 am
yes. (BTW Shmittah doesn’t apply to olives until NEXT year) you can order here… https://galileegreen.com/subscribe
Harvey Schwartz MD · January 25, 2024 at 11:32 pm
What olives make up your oil and what is the polyphenol level?
Eugene · October 3, 2025 at 10:30 pm
Is your Galilee raw honey organic, without fertilizer?
Shmuel · October 16, 2025 at 4:11 pm
In Israel, it is not possible to control this. In the USA, you need to have a 3 mile buffer zone around the hives. The buffer zone ensures bees only visit organic flowers as bees can fly up to 3 miles. Israel is a TINY country. A 3 mile buffer zone would be a 6 mile diameter. At its narrowest point Israel proper is only 9 miles wide!!!
Here’s the problem in the USA..
What’s The Deal With Organic Honey in The US?
As of 2025, the USDA cannot certify honey as organic. Any Certified Organic honey sold in the United States is imported from other countries and certified organic by the country of origin. The imported organic honey is not certified Organic by the United States. The US just accepts that label.
The USDA recognizes other countries’ organic certification, so if it’s good enough for the other countries’ governments, it’s good enough for the US. Maybe not the best practice to do that.
Hopefully, you can see the potential problem with this, especially since most of the organic honey comes from Brazil, which has had numerous issues with bribery and corruption in its government.
A US beekeeper or company can have non-certified organic, pure honey that is raised organically. However, it is nearly impossible to produce organic honey that can qualify for an organic label from the USDA. This applies to all beekeepers. In some parts of the country, that is possible. However, it must be possible and verifiable by the USDA.
Also, US beekeepers are currently unable to make any organic claims for their own honey. Beekeepers are not allowed to make any organic claims unless the USDA approves them.
Is the government going to drop the hammer on the guy at the farmers’ market, saying they have organic raw honey? Probably not, but that’s the rule.
https://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com/blogs/honey/the-truth-about-organic-honey?srsltid=AfmBOoplb3BexqVGfsfF-FojDxVlYYfewLHB6n0sKWGYUxKgq1nWDrd5