Tuesday morning Tu Bishvat Seder update. Getting more familiar with the actual Seder. Tentative Time Schedule

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Hi Everyone!   Thanks so much for participating. Looking forward to greeting you personally... if not, hopefully via facebook live. 

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Location:  Ticker Residence

Date:      January 30th, 2018

Time:      7:30pm (note change in time a bit later than originally planned)

As noted in the previous email, please note that this is not a complete meal but a Tu Bishvat Seder featuring wine and fruits.  Best if you eat something before you come or if you wish bring your supper with you.  We have therefore pushed the time to 7:30pm.    Please bring grape juice or wine (white and/or red) if you can, a nutcracker if you have one. Anyone that wishes to be a designated photographer is welcome to the job. 

If you read through the AISH link carefully you will notice that the Tu Bishvat Seder is divided into 8 Sections.  Like a Passover Seder things are done in an order and food is eaten in a particular order.  

Here is the reference where all this is coming from:

Kabbalistic Tu B'shvat Seder

From Aish

http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/ho/48965616.html

Therefore please be patient before sampling any of the food until we actually get to it. 

7:30-8pm  We will organize the fruit into various categories.  To make things clear here are different categories whose name correspond with the Section in the Seder and  # cup of wine where it is eaten. Wine Drinking only begins in Section 6 for the 1st cup of white wine and continues in Section 7 for cups 2,3,and 4. Grapejuice can substitute wine.

Category 4         All Motzei, Mezonot (bread, cookies, rice, pasta)

Category 5        7 Minim 

Category 61       All Fruits with inedible shells and peels

Category 72       All Fruits with edible shells and inedible pits (2nd cup of white wine mixed with little red wine)

Category 73        All Fruits with edible shells and edible seeds (3rd cup of red wine mixed with white wine)

Category 74        Fragrance (like Etrog)

8 pm The Program begins

Section 1    
Introduction (designated Leader will start the Seder) See Aish link

Identifying the 7 Minim (Special fruits of Israel)
Identifying Different categories of fruit (fruit that have inedible shell, fruits with edible peels but inedible pits, fruits whose entire fruit is edible and Fragrance)

Section 2
Why have a Seder

Remembering Bikurim

Tithes
Sin of the Tree of Knowledge (Adam)

Section 3

Making sure we enjoy the fruits Hashem has given us.
Elevating the fruit with a Bracha infusing the world with Holiness
absorbing spiritual essence of food

8:20  Myriam Gabbai will read poems she has written on Tu bishvat, Shirat Hayam and the Parsha

Section 4 Eating Grain products

Tenufa

Musical interlude song (Gabe Zweig/David Kerner)

Section 5  Eating 7 Species of Israel (7 Minim). Quoting passages in Tanach where they are referenced. 

Musical Interlude song

Section 6  

First cup of wine

Eating fruits of category 61

Musical interlude song

Section 7 cups 2,3,4

2nd cup of wine

eating fruits of category 72

3rd cup 
Eating fruits of Category 73

4th Cup  Fragrance.  Category 74 Thinking about Esrog

Musical interlude song

Section 8  Bracha Acharona. Thanking Hashem for the food we just ate

9:00    Jeffery Schwartz speaks on Organic farming Judea and Samaria

Music interlude song

9:20    Binyamin Magden speaks on Green Technology

We hope the talks  will be taped and posted. Times and schedule may vary.

Thanks so much for joining. Happy Tu Bishvat!

fyi Previous email:

Fwd: Monday midnight/Tues dawn Update: Tu Bishvat Seder !Tonight, Tuesday Night January 30, Time 730 pm (note Time change) Great Speakers, Great Entertainment! Great Company and Great Food (If we will it then it is no dream!)

https://afsibrooklyn.blogspot.com/2018/01/fwd-monday-midnighttues-dawn-update-tu.html

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Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing. 

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Fwd: Monday midnight/Tues dawn Update: Tu Bishvat Seder !Tonight, Tuesday Night January 30, Time 730 pm (note Time change) Great Speakers, Great Entertainment! Great Company and Great Food (If we will it then it is no dream!)

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We are all  looking forward! 

Location:  Ticker Residence

Date:      January 30th, 2018

Time:      7:30pm (note change in time a bit later than originally planned)

Please note that this is not a complete meal but a Tu Bishvat Seder featuring wine and fruits.  Best if you eat something before you come or if you wish bring your supper with you.  We have therefore pushed the time to 7:30pm.  There will be lots of fruits probably.  Please bring wine (white and/or red) if you can, to make sure we have enough for everyone and a nutcracker if you have one. Anyone that wishes to be a designated photographer is welcome to the job. 

Check out what a Tu Bishvat Seder is all about!  Any volunteer to make copies of the AISH Kabbalistic Seder link below?  Print your own copy and a few others if you can... Thanks. It's 15 pages long. 

 In  future email updates hope to have a better idea of the time schedule, i.e.when the speakers will speak and a facebook link for those who wish to hook up from far.  Please check your email for latest update. 

A little about the text of our Tu Bishvat Seder:

In the 16th century, the Kabbalists of Tzfat compiled a Tu B'Shvat seder, somewhat similar to the seder for Passover. It involves enjoying the fruits of the tree, particularly those native to the Land of Israel, and discusses philosophical and Kabbalistic concepts associated with the day. Among other things, the seder is a great way to appreciate the bounty that we so often take for granted, and to develop a good and generous eye for the world around us.
The seder presented here is based primarily on the Kabbalistic work, Chemdat Yamim, later published separately under the title Pri Aitz Hadar.

Kabbalistic Tu B'shvat Seder

On Tu B'Shvat, you can ponder a world-full of fruits for hours. From Aish

http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/ho/48965616.html

Tu B'Shevat Seder in Jerusalem.  It's worth to watch it to know what this Seder is all about....Rabbi Shalom Gold 1:14 hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVj7VlW0Jac

Tu B'Shvat Annoying Orange (explains what a Tu Bishvat Seder is)

https://youtu.be/dKl6hp5WbpU

Here are some of the planned  highlights of the program...

• Binyamin Magden, a Fed Employee, our very own AFSI Brooklyn Treasurer to speak on the Technion Partnering with Cornell University at Roosevelt Island on Green Technology.
• Myriam Gabbai a alternative healer, recently new to Marine Park Brooklyn, an Educator, editor,   knowledgeable and learned on Torah subjects,  writer, poet and graphic artist with rendition of poems she has written on Tu Bishvat, Shabbat Shira and the Parsha.
• Gabe Zweig  on guitar, a very genuine, extremely talented musician and passionate for Judaism Individual who has been frequenting Marine Park recently,  drinking from the Torah Spring of knowledge and wisdom at Maayan Yisroel, {Rabbi and Rebbetzin Vigler  shul)
• David Kerner on guitar.  A very talented musician whose original songs have been posted on youtube.  His pieces are timely, often connected to current events, connected to a love of Israel, love of the Jewish people and love of Torah and very family friendly :)
• Jeffrety Schwartz Esq, attorney, close friend of Rabbi Moshe and Leah Goldsmith of Itamar on Organic Farming in Judea and Samaria

The following people have agreed to possibly send video links. If we can't get a live hookup we  hope to  share their video links on AFSI's facebook page.  Russel Siegel has agreed bli neder to put our event on facebook live so that others can watch as the event is unfolding. 

• Rabbi Moshe and Leah Goldsmith from Itamar who will be speaking in Florida. On Shabbat Parshat BeShalach, this past Shabbat we were honored to host Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith at 4pm  in our home where he spoke about Itamar, past and present.  He started with a Biblical lesson on where Itamar is mentioned in the Torah and from there spoke about Itamar of today and how this little community grew from being a dirt paved road with only a line connected from neighboring community Yitzhar for water and electricity.  ( or maybe they had a generator and a water tank) to what it has become today, a community that is on the cutting edge of Organic Farming and education.  They have been the target of much too many terror attacks yet they have endured and persevered with faith and determination.   These people are the hidden gems of the People of Israel and BE"H soon to be recognized as such.... hopefully we won't have to wait too much longer.  
• Rabbi Avi Schwartz from Israel, son of Palmach hero,  Dvar Torah on Tu Bishvat 
• Tamar Adelstein of Flower Essence Therapy of Crown Heights, Israel Activist Sheleimut Haaretz will be hosting her own  Tu Bishvat Event in Crown Heights for women.  It sounds really interesting.  Tamar writes  

Hi 

my presentation is a lecture that combines Tu B'Shevat and flower essence correlations - I talk about botanical parts of the tree and their connection to the theme of the day.  I'm giving out a booklet with photographs of specific trees that people can choose essences from and make their own remedy.  I'm serving refreshments on the day's theme.

thanks

Tamar

Here is the flier 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86sGl9yfinjTVdtZDdCSTQ1aWpSN25Zdk1xcERpcUVvek5B/view?usp=sharing

PREPARATIONS

lots of fruit, including:

1. The seven species by which the Land of Israel is praised:
   1. Figs
   2. Dates
   3. Pomegranates
   4. Olives
   5. Grapes(or raisins)
   6. wheat and barley (in the form of bread, cake or cereal)
2. Various nuts with the shells (walnuts, almonds, pistachios, coconut), and fruits with peels (oranges, pomegranates, avocado)
3. Other fruits with edible seeds (e.g. blueberries)
    
4. Other fruits with inedible pits (e.g. peaches, plums)
    
5. Wine or grape juice, both white and red
    
6. charity box

Important note: Since insects are not kosher, check your fruits to make sure they are bug-free. Bugs are especially common in figs, dates, and dried apricots. To check, split the fruit in half and look carefully before eating.

Tu B'Shvat Recipes

Creative Tu B'Shvat Recipes

With a Middle Eastern twist!

http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/r/Creative-Tu-BShvat-Recipes.html?s=rab

Tu B'Shvat: 7 Species Menu

Celebrate with these incredibly tasty dishes.

http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/r/Tu-BShvat-7-Species-Menu.html?s=rab

https://afsibrooklyn.blogspot.com/search?q=tu+bishva

Beautiful Eretz Yisroel Videos

From Jewish Heritage Project: http://thejewishheritageproject.com/

• The Spring of Judea and Samaria http://thejewishheritageproject.com/the-spring-of-judea-and-samaria/  approximately 59:27 minutes
• The Awakening of Judea and Samaria http://thejewishheritageproject.com/the-awakening-of-judea-and-samaria/ approx 1:00:35 minutes
• Tu B'Shvat Nahala Planting on Har Elisha near Ofra  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbmzHNS2A8E approx 5:19 minutes
• Tu B'shvat in Kedumim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ktuu3_G1bE 6:35 minutes

Other Videos from Judea and Samaria

• Ulpana Dolev Homes For Youth at Risk  Dolev Homes For Youth at Risk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO90n-l1oWo&feature=youtu.be 10:42minutes
• Watch Hilltop Youth learn Construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMn0QqpzbA 7:54
• Meet the Hilltop Youth: The Real Story:  http://www.hakolhayehudi.com/meet-the-jewish-hilltops-the-baladim/ 7:54 minutes
• Kfar Tapuach Israel Dog Unit I.D.U. A terrorist worst nightmare- A Child's  best friend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuQuQEoqWu8

Biblical Path to Peace:  http://www.biblicalpathtopeace.org/ Moshe and Norah Elkman's facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/moshe.elkman

• Video Biblical Path to Peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQgmqHuFgk 9:36 minutes

Tu B'Shvat the holiday of the Land of Israel. Thanks Chava Shulman for sharing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=0xcjIY6pmWQ

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Sincerely,

Robin Ticker

Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing. 

Please donate to Sderot Yeshiva to help them build a safe dormitory. This is the.end of 48 hour campaign to match your donation 4x

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Dear Friends and Lovers of Eretz Yisroel, amv"sh

The Yeshiva in Sderot was used as a base for the IDF in previous wars in Gaza.   It has a Rocket Proof Beis Medrash Building. 

Their Beis Medrash is rocket proof but their dormitories are not. 

Now that my son Moishe is stationed close to Gaza in a Givati unit,  I wonder if he and his comrades will one day also be helped and protected by Sderot Yeshiva.  I remember my cousin Yossi Baumol who was a fundraiser for Yeshiva Sderot at the time of Operation Protective Edge in 2014 speaking about the unbelievable amount of food and supplies flowing into the Yeshiva for the Soldiers, the Yeshiva and the Community.   This Yeshiva is a backbone for Sderot and literally is instrumental in its revival following years of rocket attacks after the expulsion of Gush Katif.  So many families of the community left since staying in a place where you had only 15 seconds to run for shelter is extremely difficult.  But the Yeshiva dug in its heels and stayed and gave Chizuk and continues to give Chizuk to Sderot~

Miriam Gottlieb who is fundraising for Yeshiva Sderot who has been in touch with me, says that  13 rockets have fallen in Southern Israel in the last 3 weeks, one of them right across the street from the Yeshiva Hesder Sderot, near a kindergarten.

Thanks to a generous group of matching donors — 

She writes: 
We have an opportunity to QUADRUPLE each dollar raised for our NEW ROCKET PROTECTED DORMITORY. That means if you donate $100 it turns into $400. And $500 is worth $2000 etc. 
Our matching donors want to ensure an active and sustainable support base for THE SDEROT HESDER YESHIVA.  We are aiming to raise $250,000 which will be matched with $750,000 allowing us to build this much needed dormitory.  Given the current situation, it cannot be built too soon.  Our students need to sleep safely at night.  Please do what you can to help

https://www.causematch.com/en/projects/sderot-en/

Please do not delay as time is running out, for this campaign.  They are close to reaching their goal.  Grab the chance to be part of this Mitzva! May Hashem Bless you in kind and may you and your family always be safe.

Kol Tuv,

Robin Ticker

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Fwd: Double Your Impact: #AFSIGenNext! Funding Trips for AFSI's next Ambassadors! A Chanukah opportunity!

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AFSI is one of the hidden gems in the world of Jewish Organizations when it comes to Love of the Biblical Land of Israel, Love  of the Torah and the Jewish people and actively doing things, facts on the ground to actualize these beliefs.  

This is a first for AFSI  to my knowledge when it comes to fundraising. They realize that the future generation and getting a hands on

 

• Seeing is believing, 
  
• Walk the Biblical Homeland, 
  
• Meet the salt of the earth, those who live and breathe the Bible, the settlers themselves, those who have sacrificed their all  
  

is the best education an Ambassador to Israel can get in the sea of lies and misinformation on College Campus.  Please respond generously to this Chanukah AFSI campaign!

Robin Ticker, Lorrie Fein

co-chair AFSI Brooklyn Chapter

Binyamin Magden

financial sec'y Brooklyn Chapter

Please watch this video to get a feel of what AFSI does!

Embracing the Jewish Biblical, Historic, and Legal Entitlement to the Land of Israel

https://www.causematch.com/en/projects/afsi/

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           Please join our honor roll of donors doubling their contributions by donating during this special one week campaign.  Looking forward to your participation.

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Activist emails sent to my list  are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch.  May their memories serve as a blessing. 

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You are invited tonight. 2 Brooklyn Events. Yud Tes Kislev Auspicious Day! Chabad of Marine Park and Maayan Yisroel for Women. Hashgacha Trump moved the Embassy Davka today?

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Tonight at the Chabad of Marine Park in honor of Yud Tes Kislev and Chag HaGeula and the Yarzeit of the Maggid of Mezritich and the Celebration of the Baal HaTanya. 8:30pm free admission. Men and Women.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86sGl9yfinjSW94dllmRHIxb0h5SElvUEEwZWl5WVZHWndr/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86sGl9yfinjdUI0Z2lqZWhmMGFfVFUzZU5xYmdTUERjQ3lR/view?usp=sharing

Happenings at Maayan Yisroel Special Evening for women Yaffa Palti and Shaindy Jacobson tonight at 8:15

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86sGl9yfinjczVBcVpkREZLOWN4aXNGNUJuYWQzT1VUTHo4/view?usp=sharing For men tomorrow and on Motzei Shabbat women section open.

Sent around  today on Whatsapp:

Baal HaTurim. on Parshas VaYeshev Yom Revii. Yerushalayim will return to her glory and like Tamar in this weeks Parsha was mistaken to be a Harlot and meanwhile Malchus Beis Dovid was being born so too Yerushalyim will return to her glory and recognized as USA/Trump did so today! Hashgacha!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PsnafKcIu2Xeux0tSpSyglzKDQLaCupa/view?usp=sharing

CHANUKAH BOUTIQUE: This Saturday night @7:30

Vendors will be selling: hair accessories, Sterling Silver  jewelry,Tupperware, Children’s jewelry, Men’s cufflinks, boy’s kipahs and tzitzis, Original Art, lipstick, Insurance, Men’s & Boys accessories, Electronics, Costume jewelry, Children’s bedding and baby blankets, Handbags, hats, scarves, gloves...and more

Last minute vendors email: shulupdate@gmail.com to join 

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