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Eating Fruit on Tu Bishvat
This tie to the land of Israel has been carried out in many ways.
Tu Bishvat, the Jewish ‘Birthday’ of the Trees
A minor festival seemingly tailor-made for today's Jewish environmentalists.
The Four Types of Tu Bishvat
The Jewish birthday for the trees has gone through several phases of historical development.
Zionism and Tu Bishvat
As Jews reclaimed the land long celebrated by Tu Bishvat and revived Jewish life on it, the holiday was again transformed.
The Rabbis’ Shabbat Part I: Prohibitions
The rabbis of antiquity used prohibitions to shape a Shabbat experience in which creative activity is set aside to make time for matters of the spirit. First of two parts.
Shabbat at Home
Shabbat observed at home is a day immersed in an atmosphere of rest, relaxation, and rejoicing.
Shabbat as a Reminder of the Exodus
In connecting the two, the Torah makes Shabbat a symbol of compassion and humane treatment for those in need of liberation.
Biblical Sources on Shabbat and the Perfected World
The Bible itself is the source of the notion that Shabbat is a foretaste of the perfected world that is yet to come.
Shemini Atzeret Prayer for Rain: Sephardic Tradition
Same concept as the Ashkenazi one, different approach
Haneirot Hallalu: These Hanukkah Lights We Light
Explaining the use and meaning of the Hanukkah lights.