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Shvat 2 5779 | Rabbi Moshe Vaya
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Shvat 2 5779 | Rabbi Moshe Vaya
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Shvat 2 5779 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Is papaya a tree?
Shvat 15 5778 | Rabbi Moshe Vaya
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Tu B'shvat calls you to GROW!
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5772 | Rabbi Yerachmiel Yaakov Duschinsky zt"l
Roots
Every Jew is like the tree of the field. He is rooted in the solid ground of his ancestors’ legacy, roots of soul and tradition, and turns his head upwards yearning higher and yet higher heavenward. Ancestors’ legacy and love of G-od are those that guarantee the life of man – the tree – within the people of Israel
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5772 | Rabbi Moshe Vaya
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5771 | Rabbi Dov Berl Wein
The Taste of the Fruits of Israel
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5771 | Rabbi Moshe Vaya
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5770 | Rabbi Chanan Morrison
Two Loves for Eretz Yisrael
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Shevat 5770 | Rabbi Moshe Vaya
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Tu Bishvat Kashrut
5770 | Rabbi Dov Lior
Tu B'Shevat-Renewal
Tu B'Shevat signals renewed vitalization in nature. Some Halachic ramifications of the New Year for the trees, the parallel to the spiritual renewal of man on our New Year, and how our daily, monthly and yearly "timetable" is intimately connected with the Land of Israel.
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5769 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Why do Trees Need a New Year?
We all know that Tu Bi'Shvat is the "Rosh Hashanah" for trees, but what does that mean? Halachot of "ARLAH".
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5769 | Rabbi Avraham Schreiber
The Festival of the Land of Israel
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17 Shvat 5768 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
The Bracha on Fragrant Fruits Flavor and Fragrance
Do I recite this bracha when smelling a delicious cup of coffee or a freshly-baked pastry? After all, the coffee bean is a fruit, and the flour of the pastry is a grain, which is also halachically a fruit.
Tu Bishvat Berachot - Blessings
13 Shvat 5768 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
What is a Tree?
What Bracha do we make on fruit? What is fruit? What is a tree and what is not? More questions for Tu Bishvat and for everyday... and answers.
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7 Shvat 5768 | Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l
Some Laws Relating to Tu Bishvat
The custom is to eat fruits on both the evening and day of Tu Bishvat, and people try to give preference to those fruits for which the land of Israel is famous. Furthermore, it is preferable to eat fruits that were grown in the land of Israel.
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Tevet 5768 | Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
The Wonderful Fruits of the Land of Israel
The food we consume also influences our spiritual composition. The excellence of the fruits of the land of Israel does not stem from their flavor, size, and beauty alone. Beyond these virtues they enjoy a spiritual distinction: they possess sanctity.
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תשס"ו | Rabbi Uri Cohen
Tu B'Shvat, Soul-Searching and Science
In my humble opinion, we have merited an opportunity to widen the parameters of sanctity by allowing the sciences to enter the confines of the Torah. This, of course, must be carried out with the appropriate caution and zeal for the Torah.
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Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
Tree Planting - the Redemption Revealed
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai said, “If while holding a sapling in your hand you are told that the Messiah is about to arrive, first plant the sapling and then go out to receive the Messiah.” Settling the land complements the advent of the Messiah.
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