https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/02/eco-rabbi-tu-bishvat-and-the-receiving-of-the-torah/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:28:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/02/eco-rabbi-tu-bishvat-and-the-receiving-of-the-torah/#comment-31540 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:28:52 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=6865#comment-31540 […] For more on the meaning of Tu B’Shvat, read this post. According to Jewish tradition, it’s the day on which each tree is judged as to the amount of water it will receive over the year. It’s also the cut-off date when determining the age of the tree. As man is compared to “the tree of the field,”  Tu B’Shvat is a good day to inaugurate ecology studies. Jewcology’s Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment. Jewcology, a project which provides materials and tools to support the Jewish environmental movement, announced today that it will launch a “Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment” from Tu b’Shevat 5772 until Tu b’Shevat 5773.  (Feb. 7-8, 2012 – Jan. 25-26, 2013). Jewcology will launch the resources in coordination with Canfei Nesharim, its parent organization. Jewcology invites Jewish organizations, including websites, publications, and communities, to join its “Year of Jewish Learning on the Environment.” To learn more  and for a full schedule of topics and posting dates, email info@jewcology.com. […]

]]> https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/02/eco-rabbi-tu-bishvat-and-the-receiving-of-the-torah/#comment-30552 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:12:20 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=6865#comment-30552 […] A potent mystical, ecological, legal and historical mix  runs through Tu B’Shvat, a date known as the New Year For The Trees. For more on the meaning of Tu B’Shvat, read this post. […]

]]> https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/02/eco-rabbi-tu-bishvat-and-the-receiving-of-the-torah/#comment-14635 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:15:40 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=6865#comment-14635 […] and his wife Asherah. Despite efforts by some editors to translate Asherah’s name to mean ‘Sacred Tree,’ archaeological findings and excerpts from the Book of Kings depict God’s wife as a powerful […]

]]> https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/02/eco-rabbi-tu-bishvat-and-the-receiving-of-the-torah/#comment-1940 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:08:39 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=6865#comment-1940 Eco Rabbi: Tu Bishvat and the Receiving of the Torah http://tinyurl.com/ckwcnh

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