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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Yitro 5775
Vol. 11 No. 20, 12 - 18 Shevat, 5775 / February 1 - 7, 2015
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Special Tu B'Shevat edition.
Five articles are for Tu B'Shevat, the last two for the Weekly Reading. The 2nd article is a translation of the introductory prayer to the Tu B'Shevat Seder recorded in Pri Etz Hadar, the Kabbalah source for the Seder -- It is reproduced from the eBook on Tu B'Shevat that we are offering. Here in Safed, at Ascent, we will be celebrating our 32nd annual Kabbalistic Tu B'Shevat Seder on Feb. 3, 2014, 8:03 PM [Advanced registration required.] Dedication
By the
staffs of KabbalaOnline and Ascent-of-Safed
for the soul elevation of Chana bat Asher Siev on the occasion of the 5th yahrzeit on Shabbat, 18th Shevat (2/7/14) ALSO: Erev Tu B'Shevat (1/15/14) is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Daniel Frisch (d. 2005), author of the Matok Midvash ("Sweeter than Honey"), the increasingly popular Hebrew commentary on the Zohar and Tikuney Zohar. [Many of our Zohar writers rely heavily on his explanations.] |
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A Tu B'Shevat Fruit Cocktail
— The Zohar reveals a few secrets about the fruits of the Land of Israel
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Introductory Prayer from Pri Etz Hadar
— An introductory prayer for the "Tu B'Shevat Seder"
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The Human Tree
— The Jewish calendar reserves one day each year for us to contemplate our affinity with the botanical universe.
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The Founding First Fruits
— Kabbalah explains how the fruits of Israel are connected to the 7 days of Creation.
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Which Fruit Comes First?
— When G-d promised the land of Israel to the Jewish people, He mentioned seven local edibles by name to prove that here was His most prized real estate.
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Seeing the Sounds
— G-d rejoiced at the Giving of the Torah even more than when the world was created.
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Shabbat Disease
— A Jew is tested in his observance of the holy Shabbat.
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