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In this episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany teaches about words connected to nature and the holiday of Tu B’Shvat. We hope that you will join us again for future episodes. If there are specific words or themes that you would like Michal to discuss, please eMail […]
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In this episode of Rega Shel Ivrit (A Moment of Hebrew), host and Master teacher Michal Nachmany teaches about the holiday of Tu B’Shvat, the birthday of the trees. We hope that you will join us again for future episodes. If there are specific words or themes that you would like Michal to discuss, please eMail […]
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It’s been a while, but I was inspired by Tu B’Shvat…… In the Mishnah our rabbis all taught To remember the 15th of Shvat We eat fruit, nuts and flora And read from the Torah And plant trees on land JNF bought
Every so often, I walk through my synagogue’s outstanding Early Childhood Center to see the exciting projects underway as the seasons change and the Holiday cycle rolls on. Right now, in honor of Tu B’Shvat, trees are branching out on walls and bulletin boards. I had the pleasure of watching four and five year olds […]
“Trees” springing up around the synagogue where I teach herald the coming of Tu B’Shvat. Although the weather for many of us is decidedly wintry, in the Hebrew month of Shvat, we engage our students in a joyful birthday celebration for the trees. In recent years, Tu B’Shvat has also been observed with ecological projects […]
“Ha Shkeidia Porachat…Tu B’Shvat Higiah – The almond tree is blossoming…Tu B’Shvat is coming” This Israeli children’s song doesn’t exactly describe Tu B’Shvat in my neighborhood, but is a reminder that in Eretz Yisrael, trees are really beginning to bud and the ground is warm enough to plant saplings. On Tu B’Shvat (the 15th day […]
