Tag Archives: Tu BiSh’vat

A Nation Revived: Anshei Chayil

“We have gathered up human particles and combined them into the fruitful and creative nucleus of a nation revived.” This is how David Ben Gurion described the way that the State of Israel evolved in our own time. We are part of the revival. Through our liturgy and our calendar Israel is ever present. Wherever [...]

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Tu B’Sh’vat: A Personal Reflection

by Barbara Kavadias While we have been having a relatively warm winter in the United States, it cannot compare to what winter is like in Israel.  It is the rainy season there, the time of year that Israel greens up, with cooler temperatures and rain (which feels like a miracle every time I experience it) [...]

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