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Kabbalah Online Magazine
TU B'SHVAT/Beshalach 5777
Vol. 13 No.19, 9 -15 Shevat, 5777 / February 5 - 11, 2017
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Welcome to our special Tu B'Shvat edition.
Six of the 7 articles are for Tu B'Shvat, the annual
celebration of Fruit-bearing trees in Israel, which coincides with
this Shabbat
The first 3 are easily comprehensible; articles #4-5 are more difficult. One of them (article #5) is from our exclusive translation online of "Tuv HaAretz," a major book of Kabbalah about the Land of Israel. Here in Tzefat, at ASCENT, we will be celebrating our 34th annual Kabbalistic Tu B'shvat Seder during our Tu b'Shvat retreat [Feb. 9-11.] Also, Sunday night - Monday is Yud Shevat, the yahrzeits of Rabbi J. I. Schneersohn (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe) and of Rabbi Shalom Sharabi ["Reshash"], the great Yemenite 18th century Kabbalist, whose prayerbook with Kavanot/mystical intentions" is still so influential today. ATTENTION: two ebooks for this week and next: one for Tu B'Shvat and one for the Ten Commandments. See them at our Kabbala Online Shop website Dedication
(this year: Friday, Feb.10) He is the author of Matok Midvash ("Sweeter than Honey"), the increasingly popular Hebrew commentary on the Zohar and Tikuney Zohar. Most of our Zohar writers rely heavily on his explanations. |
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The Healing Power of Trees
— The 70 date palm trees symbolize the 70 aspects of Torah that are revealed to those who eat of its fruit.
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A Tu b'Shevat Custom for Families
— A Delightful Family Custom
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A Tribute to Wine
— Of the five fruits for which the Land of Israel is praised in the Torah, only grapes can be processed in such a way that their "status" increases.
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Peels, Seeds and Fruit
— Every project a man begins requires him to first invest in his endeavor, even though he sees no immediate result.
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Manna and Fruits of Israel
The fruits for which Israel is famous are rooted in the spiritual worlds |
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Hands in the Heavens
— Kabbalah teaches that Moses' battle strategy was rooted in the divine emanations.
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The Third Pomegranate
— A miracle story about fruits from the Holy Land.
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