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Plant & Bloom
Here is an announcement of two new and exciting resources. Tu Bishvat this year falls on Thursday January 20th. In light of the recent fires in Israel, this year's observance of Tu Bishvat has added importance and meaning. Plan to host a Tu Bishvat seder on or around the 20th and use our new resources (to be announced next week) as a springboard for discussion, education, and implementation.
New Resources coming:
- PLANT: Nurturing, Repairing, Providing, Giving (A Tu Bishvat Anthology)
- BLOOM: A Tu Bishvat Haggadah (A beautiful, full color haggadah, with a service to connect with the land and people of Israel)
Tu Bishvat, the New Year for Trees, is a beautiful time to herald new life after a long and dormant winter. In the seventeenth century, a new custom arose to celebrate Tu Bishvat with a seder, a ceremonial meal inspired by Passover. Being a relatively new custom, there is no fixed or "correct" way to conduct a Tu Bishvat seder, and many communities have developed their own Tu Bishvat Haggadot. Though each one is different, they are typically structured around four cups of wine and involve discussion about the process of redemption and repairing the world.
Bloom, Vine of David's new Tu Bishvat Haggadah, is inspired by the story of the early pioneers of the modern State of Israel. This seder reflects upon the dreams of a Jewish national homeland in the Promised Land throughout the centuries and its culmination with Zionism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Bloom is simple and not deeply mystical. It focuses on the modern return of the Jewish people to their land as a part of the broader plan of world redemption.
Contemplate our Master Yeshua's heart of thankfulness for the land and his lament as he perceived its destruction. Share in the vision of the Messianic Jewish luminaries who longed to see that hope restored in the State of Israel, the "beginning of the sprouting of our redemption."
We pray that these resources will be well received and assist you in your identification with the people of Israel. We pray they will guide you to a deeper level of understanding of God's redemptive work and your role in that redemption.
Look for our announcement next week. We think you are going to be very blessed by these new works.
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