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In This Email Tu B’Shvat Reflections Tree B’Earth Day at Isabella Freedman Hazon Tu B’Shvat Haggadah Opportunities From Our Friends Tu B’Shvat in the Redwoods AVODAH Applications Open Tu B’Shvat Reflections You can trace the recent history of Tu B’Shvat seders like branches on a tree. The first one I went to, in London in 1986, was hosted by Bonna Haberman and Shmuel Browns, mentors to me and many others in the renewal of Jewish ritual. I made my own seder the following Tu B’Shvat, and I’ve made or attended one every year since. Seders, like trees, grow branches, and the branches sprout fruit in all directions. The roots of Tu B’Shvat stretch back to the beginnings of organized Jewish life. We learn from the Mishnah (Tractate Rosh Hashanah) that “the New Year of the Trees” divided the tithing of one year’s crop from the next—the end and start of the tax year, so to speak. After the expulsion from the Land of Israel, Tu B’Shvat went underground, like a seed, ungerminated, lying beneath the soil of Jewish thought and life. Continue reading “Deeper Roots, Wider Branches”, by Nigel Savage, originally published in the Jerusalem Report NEW! Hazon Tu B’Shvat […]

Ways to Help Beit She’an, Israel November 1st 2012 / 16th Cheshvan 5773 Dear All, Both for the East Coast as a whole, and for us as an organization, this has been a week of improvisation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy – and we’re hardly out of the thick of it yet.  With Lower Manhattan – including our office building – having been flooded and power out (according to a neighbor, Maiden Lane “basically was the East River”). The New York staff are working from laptops and coffee shops, volunteering where they can. They have been home, with and without power, with and without kids, doing what they can. Overall, I’m struck by the incredible spirit of generosity and community that has taken over New York as those more fortunate help out those in need. As I write, the US death toll from Hurricane Sandy is now at 75 people. More than 6,000 New Yorkers are at shelters instead of their homes. The cost in terms of destruction, of homes and buildings, is obviously enormous. One of those buildings is at Isabella Freedman in Connecticut, where a 100-year old tree crushed the roof of the main building.  Click here […]

The 2012 Hazon Food Conference Scholarships Available Bring a CSA to Your Community From Our Friends Care to Share What’s Happening at the Food Conference? With the end of the Fall Chagim, we transition from a time of abundant meals and harvest into the quiet of Winter. As the next few months will be a time of rest for the ground, we have an opportunity to rest as well, and reflect on the systems that bring us our food, whether we grow our own, get it from a local CSA, or buy it at the supermarket. This December 6-9, the annual Hazon Food Conference will be held at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Connecticut. For years we have come together to discuss and explore issues pertaining to food both locally and globally, bringing educators and students to convene over topics ranging from food justice to food preservation, history to mindful eating, the Jewish Food Movement to Shmitta. This year, we are asking new questions: What are communities around the country doingto promote food justice? What makes gefilte fish sustainable? How do you get your Jewish institution to serve healthy food? What can we learn from recent […]

Sukkot and the Farm Bill Last Chance to Register! What Are You Doing for Hanukkah? Denver Sukkah Bike Hop Scholarships Available Party in the Sukkah Jewish Farm School Sukkot Harvest Festival Eat, Pray, Lulav Modern Manna Israel Herb School Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. Sukkot and the Farm Bill New York September 28th 2012 / 12th Tishrei 5773 Dear All, Sukkot starts on Sunday. It’s one of my favorite holidays: Sitting in a sukkah; the lulav and etrog; celebrating the harvest; feeling exposed to the world in good ways; thinking about relationship to place, both locally and in relation to Israel. Celebrating the change of season. Liz and I are going to Isabella Freedman for Sukkahfest this Sunday, Freedman being the perfect place to spend Sukkot as the New England leaves start to change color; and Sukkot being the perfect time to be at Isabella Freedman, especially since this year the succah, which is huge and beautiful, has a solid foundation, and thus won’t slide into the mud if it rains, which the weather forecast says is statistically unlikely. (Sukkahfest is almost sold-out, but to get one of the last reservations, or to join a list for cancellations, check Isabella […]

In This Email A Labor Day to Bike Home About Return to Isabella Freedman for Hanukkah Labor Day Ponderings Bike Israel from Top to Bottom Rosh Hashanah Resources Welcome to New Hazon Staff Honor Your Loved Ones with a Tribute Gift Living the Seasons: Jewish Families in Nature How Sweet It Is: Rosh Hashanah Program Series Sukkah Bike Hop in Boulder County Food Conference Scholarships for Denver and Boulder Residents High Holidays at Isabella Freedman Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email The Talmud! / The power of a casual remark… The Next Big Thing in Jewish Food Education New York Ride This Weekend What Are You Doing for Hanukkah? Bike Israel from Top to Bottom Rosh Hashanah Resources Honor Your Loved Ones with a Tribute Gift Living the Seasons: Jewish Families in Nature How Sweet It Is: Rosh Hashanah Program Series Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email Questions and Answers Last Chance to Join Hazon for Labor Day Weekend Registration Open for 2012 Hazon Food Conference Bike Israel from Top to Bottom Maimonides At the Farmers Market Honor Your Loved Ones with a Tribute Gift Living the Seasons: Jewish Families in Nature Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email Spend Labor Day Weekend with Hazon Cross-USA Ride Week 9 See You at the Finish Line! Hazon Cross-USA Ride Finale Israel Ride Prices Rise August 15th Building Communities: One Zucchini at a Time Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email Hazon Presents Vision Award to Three in Chicago Cross-USA Ride: Week 8 What’s Happening on Shabbat at the New York Ride Photos from Hazon Happy Hour Why Rabbi Paula Winnig Cooks from the Heart Local Events and Features from our Partners and Friends Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email Shabbat Hazon and Senseless Acts of Kindness Day to Day on the Israel Ride Last Chance to Join Hazon Cross-USA Ride Chicago, Join Us for Tisha B’AV and More! Cross-USA Ride: Week 7 Join us for Shabbat at the New York Ride Local Events and Features from our Partners and Friends Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email Tisha B’Av: from Mourning to Celebration Join us for Shabbat at the New York Ride Cross-USA Ride Appears on NBC Affiliate in Minnesota Cross-USA Ride: Week 6 Join Us in Chicago, July 26th-29th Hazon Happy Hour Local Events and Features from our Partners and Friends Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email Announcing the Mini-Grant Recipients from the New York Ride Toronto’s Sustainable Synagogue Learn about the 2012 Israel Ride and Team JNF in Atlanta Cross-USA Ride: Week 5 from Aberdeen to Twin Cities Join Us in the Twin Cities July 13th-14th Join Us in Chicago, July 26th-29th Local Events and Features from our Partners and Friends Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)

In This Email It All Began with a Bike Ride Cross-USA Ride: Week 3 From Helena to Miles City Reflections from Siach: Conversations on the Kinneret Learn about the 2012 Israel Ride and Team JNF in Atlanta New Jersey Bike Ride with Friends of the Arava Institute Hazon Visits Chicago, July 26th-29th Support Colorado Wildfire Relief Local Events and Features from our Partners and Friends Not receiving our newsletters? Join our mailing list. (more…)