by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2021 | Community, Israel, Job, Tu B'shvat
Despite not being specifically mentioned in the Bible, Tu B’Shvat has Biblical implications and, as the holiday that connects Jews to the land, has become massively popular in modern Israel. Tu B’Shvat is so named because it falls on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2021 | God, Israel, Jeremiah, Temple
Going out to the fields in Israel in the winter presents the beautiful sight of almond trees in bloom, covered in white blossoms. But it is not for its physical beauty that the almond is mentioned so many times in the Bible. Jacob relied on the spiritual connection...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 27, 2021 | Israel, Job, Tu B'shvat
Tu B’Shvat is the Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot”, or: “New Year of the Trees.” In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological...
by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 27, 2021 | Antisemitism, Community, Isaiah, Israel, Messiah, Temple, Tu B'shvat
Tu B’Shvat, the fifteenth month of the holiday of Shevat, is, according to the Mishna (oral law), the new year for the trees. But Jews traditionally take the day as an opportunity to go out into nature to plant trees and act that has taken on a deep spiritual...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 18, 2021 | Israel, Joel
At the end of his prophetic book, the prophet Joel states, “Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem will stand from generation to generation” (Joel 4:20). This powerful declaration transcends time, and is especially relevant in the modern era. The...
