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Rabbi Dalia Marx From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar

Rabbi Dalia Marx
From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar
Sunday, February 2nd | 10 AM | In-Person


Can you picture a festive celebration on the day that begins the tax year?

Tu BiShvat was originally a day like that! Tu BiShvat, the “New Year of the Trees”, was created to calculate tithes from fruits that grow on trees, a kind of income tax day based on tithes, but it became much more than addressing this technical procedure - it is a multifaceted celebration dealing with social justice, environmental care, love of the land and more.

Come, learn, experience and celebrate a Jewish festival that like a tree evolves and changes its character throughout the ages.

Rabbi Dalia Marx, Ph.D., a professor at the Jerusalem campus of the Hebrew Union College, is the author of the recent book From Time to Time: Journeys in the Jewish Calendar. This book is a delightful and insightful road map for Jewish time travel, helping modern readers navigate the deeper meanings of each moment and season on the Jewish calendar.


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Wed, February 12 2025 14 Sh'vat 5785