· Filed under Resources, Tu B'Shvat, Holidays
Check out COEJL’s page on Tu B’Shvat packed with learning about the environment and it’s connection to Judaism. You’ll also find a beautiful Tu B’Shvat Seder here.
Visit Arza for great lesson plans and ideas for celebrating Tu B’Shvat with your children and children in Israel.
Read Tu B’Shvat articles at the Shalom Center […]
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· Filed under Tu B'Shvat, Holidays, Hebrew Vocabulary
Using Gematria, the Hebrew T U is made up of a Tet, which has the numerical value of 9 and Vav which has the value of 6. Together the two letters equal 15. Tu B’Shvat occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month, Shvat. Shvat is the 11th month of […]
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· Filed under Torah, Tu B'Shvat, Holidays
Why is the Torah compared to a fig tree? The fruit of most trees - the olive tree, the vine, and the palm tree - is collected all at once, while that of the fig tree is collected a bit at a time. So, too, regarding the Torah. Today a person learns […]
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