Yossie and David, neighborhood grocery store owners There are hundreds of little grocery stores that dot Jerusalem's residential neighborhoods. Most are named for the folks who own them ― modest people who eke out a modest living dealing in the staples of our daily diet. Yossie and David are brothers-in-law who are closer than brothers. They read each others thoughts. They share each other's smile. They are united by a single heart. And it is a big heart, indeed. This wonderful pair run a thriving side venture out of their little shop. Well, it's not exactly a business. There is no money to be made by giving away milk and eggs, flour and sugar, canned fruits and vegetables to Jerusalem's needy. Every day boxes of food staples are lined up on the sidewalk waiting to be picked up for distribution by Yad Eliezer to hidden addresses and hungry mothers and children. Yossie and David's store may be a small grocery, but in the true scheme of things it definitely rates higher than any giant supermarket we can think of.
Nuriel Shrim, of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture   Tova Menachem, mother of eight   Moshe Danino, a farmer in the Negev   Irena, cancer patient   Ido Marak, bank manager in Jerusalem   Moshe Zahav, wheelchair-bound   Morris Sarfati, owner/manager of auto repair centers   Elisha Serchi, laundry man   Chagit Binyamini, mother of ten   Nir Baram, volunteer truck driver