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 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 20, 2021 | Tu B'shvat
Exploring the beauty of the olive tree in the Land of Israel and its symbolism in the Jewish tradition.
by Orly Gibson | f 8, 2019 | Israel, Israel's Independence Day, Psalms, Videos
On May 14, 1948, as the British Mandate over Palestine came to an end, the People’s Council approved a proclamation that declared the establishment of the State of Israel. This proclamation included a closing reference to the “Rock of Israel,” one of the names of God...
by Mordecai Altose | f 18, 2019 | Ask The Rabbi, Esther, Purim
Purim is celebrated in Jerusalem on Friday, March 22, 2019 and on Thursday, March 21 everywhere else. Why do some places celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim on one day, while other cities observe it on another day? Rabbi Tuly Weisz explains based on Esther 9:17-19...
