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Be'eri Dairy - Yaakov Banakot, Dror Or (kidnapped) and Dagan Peleg I Photo: Yahel Batito

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Be’eri Dairy farm Cheese, glorious cheese

Be’eri is a small artisanal dairy farm that has been operating for more than thirty years. It specializes in handmade cow’s milk cheeses and it’s an integral part of the local fabric – the ingredients are all locally sourced and it is involved in many partnerships with local wineries and businesses. Its workers, Dror Or, Dagan Peleg, and Yaakov Banakot, lived through the hell of October 7 th . All three spent endless hours hiding in their safe rooms until they were rescued, but eventually it was discovered that Or and his children had

been kidnapped and taken to Gaza and his wife, killed. “Dror being kidnapped has shaken us to our core. Without him, our passion is gone. Right now, we’re in deep uncertainty”, says Peleg. The two have nonetheless decided to get back and salvage what remains and rebuild what was destroyed. Still not yet back to making new cheeses, aging cheeses are being taken care of, and sold at farmers’ markets as well as at the local wineries they usually work with. For more information: beeridairy.co.il

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