Trees, Torah and Caring for the Earth 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 […]
Sukkot
On Sukkot, we celebrate water through the Simchat Beit Hashoeva (Celebration of the Water Drawing Ceremony) and we continue recognizing the value of water through tefilat geshem, the beginning of our prayers for rain. Our rabbis and ancestors understood that water is essential for life. Each year, Canfei Nesharim encourages communities to focus on appreciating […]
Tu B’Shevat Torah Learning
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. […]
Vezot HaBracha: Perfecting the World
By Baruch Rock Parshas V’Zot HaBracha is lovingly dedicated by Evonne and Jerry Marzouk in honor of their son, Binyamin Rafael. View Print Version l View Source Sheet The Torah reaches the end of its yearly study cycle with V’zot Habracha, literally “and this is the blessing.” In V’zot Habracha, Moses (Moshe), acting in […]
Haazinu: The Heavens and the Earth Bear Witness
By Rabbi Yuval Cherlow View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet “Give ear, O Heavens, and I will speak, and may the Earth hear the words of my mouth.”[1] The Heavens do not know how to listen, and the Earth cannot hear that which the Creator has spoken. So how are we to […]