by Rabbi Elli Fischer Tu b’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees, is a good time for Torah learning about trees. I’d like to share with you a mishnah that has always concerned me, and see if we can learn something new that will help us enhance our appreciation of nature. Rabbi Shimon says: one […]
By Evonne Marzouk This article is printed as part of the Tu b’Shevat Learning Campaign, sponsored by Canfei Nesharim, an organization that is educating the Orthodox community about the importance of protecting the environment. In the story of Cain and Abel, when Cain murders Abel and G-d questions him, Cain responds with the […]
by Rabbi Yehuda Prero Rabbi Prero writes a wonderful Dvar Torah on saying blessings before eating. In the book of Yeshaya, the Jews are compared to a worm; Rabbi Prero discusses why that is and relates it to blessings ending off with a beautiful lesson. Written in: 1999 Download document (PDF, 3 pgs)
By Dr. Akiva Wolff and Rabbi Yonatan Neril [1] Using our Materials this Tu b’Shevat? Please fill out a quick and simple form and your community will be listed on our partners list. See Our Tu b’Shevat Partners this year. A part of the “Trees in Jewish Thought” Series. This material was prepared as part of the Jewcology project. Jewcology.com is a new […]
This library of Torah learning articles connected to Tu b’Shevat includes articles previously featured in Canfei Nesharim’s annual Tu b’Shevat Learning Campaigns. All materials are available and free to share with your audience, so long as you include reference to Canfei Nesharim and our website (www.canfeinesharim.org). Trees, Torah and Caring for the Earth By Dr. […]
