Rosh Hashana l’Illanot, the New Year for Trees – has been religiously observed in Eretz Yisrael since antiquity. What is the essence of this “outlandish”...
Current Ongoing Series
Tu B'Shevat
Our proverbial New Year for Trees is celebrated by most Sephardic Jews (and more recently by many Israelis of Ashkenazi descent as well) with an elaborate fruit-centric...
The Mishnah enumerates four different New Year dates pertinent in Jewish law—one being the 15th of Shevat. Learn the Talmudic definition and legal relevance of these...
Discover soul stirring insights into the incredible energy and significance of this little understood day known as the New Year for Trees! Learn why we celebrate a...
After tracing the origins and relevance of the New Year for Trees, Rabbi Kaplan explores the special significance of the bitter olive and its profound symbolism for us...
A gathering celebrating the New Year for trees includes insights into the special theme of this holiday.
Featured Presentations
Latest Videos
MESSIAH: IS IT URGENT? Episode 26 of “AWAIT!” 120 Segments on “Believing in and Awaiting Moshiach.”
AWAIT! is a series featuring in-depth study – in 120-byte size segments – on the Twelfth Principles of our Jewish Faith, Belief in the...
THE BOOK OF TRANSFORMATIONS #4 of BENEATH THE DARKNESS – special series on Ma’amer Basi L’Gani 5743
The Fourth and final part of this special series on Ma’amer Basi L’Gani 5743 (1983), entitled “BENEATH THE DARKNESS” is called “THE BOOK...