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Trees, Earth, and Torah:

A Tu B'Shevat Anthology
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Ari Elon, Naomi M. Hyman, Arthur O. Waskow
2 Reviews
Jewish Publication Society, Oct 1, 2000 - Religion - 494 pages
This anthology draws upon biblical, rabbinical, medieval, and modern sources--from art, music, recipes, and crafts, as well as fiction, poetry, and essays--about the significance and historical development of Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish "New Year of the Trees," and includes mystical writings along with Zionist and Eco-Judaism pieces. The anthology also includes several examples of preparing a "Seder Tu B'Shevat."
  

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Another library book that needs more in depth reading. Very interesting. Earth centered Judaism. Read full review

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This exhaustive--and exhausting--collection of essays, biblical passages, poems, songs and recipes scrutinizes Tu B'Shvat, a minor Jewish festival that occurs on the 15th day (tu Equals number 15 in ... Read full review

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Selected pages

Contents

Parti
1
BIBLICAL JUDAISM IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL
23
The Orchard and Vineyard of
50
Part
67
is the Tree Human?
83
Norman Lamm
106
The House of the World
121
The World Trees in the Zohar
128
The Human the Tree and the Image of
263
From The Wisdom of the Jewish Sages
276
Through TU BShvat to Yah BShvat
289
Part VII
343
Cooking Up a Tu BShvat Seder
345
A Circle of Friends TU BShvat for Small Children
360
Getting to the Root of the Tree of LifeOutdoors
377
Trees Tradition and Tu BShvat
390

A Kabbalist Tu BShvat Seder
135
Blessing Trees
153
The Souls of Trees
159
Variations on the Theme of the Future
165
The Aggressive Nature of Planting
210
Poems by Zelda and Malka Heifetz Tussman
225
ECOJUDAISM
229
Judaism Vegetarianism and Tu BShvat
403
l l
418
Songs for Tu BShvat
437
Resources
451
Contributors
486
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Trees, earth, and Torah: a Tu bʼShvat anthology
Trees, earth, and Torah: a Tu bʼShvat anthology
Naomi M. Hyman,Arthur Ocean Waskow
No preview available - 1999

Common terms and phrases

Abraham Adam Adonai almond tree Amidah Arab B'Shvat B'Shvat seder bal tashchit biblical birthday blessing branches celebration child chopped circumcision connection created creation culture destroy destruction divine earth Eretz Yisrael evil exile Facing the Forests festival Fifteenth of Shvat fire foreskin fruit trees garden God's grow halachic halakhah heaven Hebrew Hemdat Hermoni holiday holy human interpretation Israeli Israelite Jerusalem Jewish Jews Judaism Kabbalah kabbalistic kawanah kindergarten Land of Israel living Lord male Malkhut meaning metaphor midrash Mishnah mystical nature Palestinian passage Peri Eitz Hadar Rabbi redemption ritual roots seder seed Sefer sefirah sefirot settlement Shabbat shefa Shekhinah Shvat song soul spiritual story symbolic Talmud Tiferet tikkun tion tithing Torah tradition translation Tree of Knowledge tree planting tzabar Tzfat uprooted verse vine vineyard wine words Yehoshua YHVH Yishuv Yohai Zionist Zohar

References from web pages

Kolel: Jewish Holidays > Tu B'Shevat
"Kolel" is a Hebrew word whose meanings include "inclusive", "embracing", and "community." Kolel is a place where adults gather to engage in serious and ...
www.kolel.org/ pages/ holidays/ TuBishevat_intro.html

Gershom's Book Shop: Jewish Vegetarianism, animals, ecology
Trees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B'Shevat Anthology. Edited by by Ari Elon, Naomi M. Hyman, and Arthur Waskow. Anthology of ecology-oriented materials for ...
www.pinenet.com/ ~rooster/ books-je.html

Tu B'Shevat Books -- Library at Temple Shir Tikva, Wayland, MA
Trees, earth, and Torah : a Tu b'Shvat anthology / [edited by] Ari Elon, Naomi Mara Hyman, Arthur Waskow: This is the first comprehensive collection of ...
www.shirtikva.org/ 4_library/ tubishevat.html

Kabbalah and Eco-theology | sixthirteen.org
An article by Rabbi David Seidenberg from the Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
sixthirteen.org/ blog/ judaism/ kabbalah_and_ecotheology/

January Full Moon, Tu B’Shvat
Calendar of holidays for each month of the year, plus seasonal articles written by Waverly Fitzgerald, ideas for celebrating including rituals, ...
www.schooloftheseasons.com/ newletters/ news011905.html

From Apologetics to New Spirituality: Trends in Jewish ...
Hyman and Arthur Waskow, eds., Trees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B’Shvat Anthology. (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1999). ...
www.coejl.org/ ~coejlor/ scholarship/ jetheology.pdf

Madrichim.Org - Israel a los 60 - Floreciemiento y plenitud de un ...
Madrichim.org educational resource center serves a community of Jewish youth counselors and educators around the world. The offerings include pedagogical ...
sp.madrichim.org/ Contents.aspx?id=2013

About the author (2000)

Hyman is a poet, midrashist, and teacher of Jewish Women's Spirituality.

Rabbi Arthur Waskow is a pathfinder of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. He founded and directs the Shalom Center, a division of ALEPH devoted to Jewish thought and practice to protect the earth. His other books include Seasons of Our Joy and Godwrestling - Round II He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Phyllis Ocean Berman.

Bibliographic information

QR code for Trees, Earth, and Torah
TitleTrees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B'Shevat Anthology
Holiday Titles Series
EditorsAri Elon, Naomi M. Hyman, Arthur O. Waskow
Editionillustrated
PublisherJewish Publication Society, 2000
ISBN0827607172, 9780827607170
Length494 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Nature / Ecology
Religion / Judaism / History
Religion / Judaism / Sacred Writings
Religion / Judaism / Theology
  
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