Posted by in Uncategorized Tu B’shvat higeeyah. Yes, Tu B’shvat is here. Today is the 15th of the month of Shevat. One of the New Year’s of Jewish tradition. Today is often called the birthday of the trees. This is because everything produced after this day is accounted for in the new calculations for the temple terumot and ma’aserot.…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized The fire in Israel is out. But there are still thousands of people displaced from their homes. Israel was woefully unprepared to fight the massive Carnek fire that burned more than 50,000 dunams of land and destroyed kibbutz Beit Oren in the process. Thankfully, Israel received help from many countries including Egypt, Turkey, Bulgaria and…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized I have had the good fortune to have a tangerine tree nearby that has been bountiful with its tangerines. Overflowing actually. I have been feeding it over the last couple of months and now the tangerines are amazingly sweet and I have been able to share them with lots of folks! It is different to…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 