{"product_id":"trees-earth-and-torah-9780827607170","title":"Trees Earth and Torah","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTrees, Earth, and Torah\u003c\/i\u003e is the first extensive collection of Jewish resources for observing the increasingly popular late-winter holiday of Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish “New Year of the Tree.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Shaped in the sixteenth century by Jewish mystics, this holiday celebrates natural and supernatural renewal, and includes a special seder modeled after the Passover seder. The relationship of humanity with the earth—of \u003ci\u003eadam\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eadamah\u003c\/i\u003e—has long been a vital element of Hebrew Scripture. Today the Tu B’Shvat holiday has taken on added significance because of the greening of Israel and the growth of the ecology and environmental movements in the United States and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This anthology draws from biblical, rabbinical, medieval, and modern sources that address the significance and historical development of the holiday, offers several examples of a “Seder Tu B’Shvat,” and includes mystical writings along wi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a very comprehensive collection which definitely belongs in Jewish libraries and religious institutions, schools and resource centers so all can learn more.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“[This] anthology speaks to people at all levels of Jewish and ecological literacy . . . [and] outlines simple, meaningful programs that all our congregations and \u003ci\u003ehavurot\u003c\/i\u003e might emulate.”—\u003ci\u003eReconstructionism Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406198251863,"sku":"9780827607170","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780827607170.jpg?v=1730494895","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trees-earth-and-torah-9780827607170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}