Planting an Avocado Orchard in Kissufim on the Gaza Border as TANKS roll by! Part 1

Video of planting 6,500 avocado trees in Kissufim on the Gaza Border just across from Khan Yunis, while TANKS were driving by. Volunteers from the IDF joined the planting, some are even lone soldiers who recently made Aliya.

They Gave Their Lives for Us Plant a Trees to Honor THEM!

Jonathan Pollard planting a tree in memory of his late wife Esther a"h

Planting a large Red Fig Tree with former prisoner of Zion Jonathan Pollard, in memory of and לעילוי נשמת his late wife Esther, at the future site of Mechinat Eitan, an army preparatory School by Ma'aleh Adimim in the Judean desert.

They Gave Their Lives for Us Plant a Trees to Honor THEM!

Orchard in Memory of ל"נ Hero Maoz Fenigstein הי"ד Givat Chanan/Susya

NEW video of an Orchard planted In memory of fallen hero Maoz Fenigstein. Volunteers came together to plant an orchard of olive trees in Givat Chanan, near his home. Maoz, a 25-year-old soldier who gave his life defending Israel in Gaza, is deeply missed by his community and family. The orchard, planted with love and care, symbolizes hope, resilience, and the enduring spirit of those who sacrifice for our nation. May his memory be a blessing.

Help farmers plant more trees in Israel before the Winter Deadline!

PIanting a New Mixed Orchard on The Slopes of Dagan in Efrat

🌱 Exciting day planting a new mixed orchard on the slopes of Dagan in Efrat! Together with a group of dedicated youthful volunteers from a Mechina (Pre Army Prep School), we rolled up our sleeves to bring new life to the hillside. With each sapling, we're strengthening our connection to the holy land and fostering a future of growth and abundance. Here’s to watching these trees flourish for years to come! 🌳🍋 #Israel #Trees #Efrat #Dagan #CommunityGarden

International Group Visiting an Avocado Orchard in Kissufim on Sukkot 2024

NEW video featuring an international group that visited Israel on Sukkot. They traveled to Kissufim on the Gaza border to see the trees they donated. Despite challenges with canceled flights and multiple rebookings, they made it to Israel. Though they don’t speak Hebrew, they enthusiastically learned a new Hebrew song about Sukkot.

Second Hakafot @ the Nova Site - Simchat Torah 2024

While October 7th marked the one-year anniversary of the horrific massacre by Hamas last year, The Hebrew Calendar date is Shmini Atzeret / Simchat Torah. We joined a massive Second Hakafot with music Simchat Torah evening and put together a video update complete with English subtitles, to give you a meaningful and close up experience of the atmosphere and the voices of the thousands of people who came from all over to remember what happened last year. While it’s longer than our usual updates, we believe it’s a powerful testament to the resilience and solidarity of the nation of Israel.  We invite you to watch and share this important reflection on a day that impacted so many lives.

Visiting the Gaza Border October 7th 2024

On October 7th, we visited the Gaza border to mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific massacre by Hamas last year. We’ve put together a video update complete with English subtitles, to give you a meaningful and close up experience of the atmosphere and the voices of the thousands of people who came from all over to remember what happened last year. While it’s longer than our usual updates, we believe it’s a powerful testament to the resilience and solidarity of the nation of Israel.  We invite you to watch and share this important reflection on a day that impacted so many lives.

The Shofar Blowing That SAVED Kibbutz Magen

Watch this incredible story told by a farmer in Kibbutz Magen about a person and Shofar Blowing Ceremony a YEAR before Oct. 7th that saved their Kibbutz!

Pomegranate update for Rosh Hashana

Planting 6,500 avocado trees in Kissufim on the Gaza Border!

We started planting 6,500 avocado trees in Kissufim on the Gaza Border just across from Khan Yunis, and will continue throughout the month of September. We invite you to participate by helping plant anywhere from 1 to 1,000 trees and encouraging others to do the same.

Visiting Planting a new vineyard in Ein Hashlosha

Planting a new vineyard in Ein Hashlosha on the Gaza Border just across from Khan Yunis.

Visiting Kissufim from Destruction of Life to Planting Life

We started planting 6,500 avocado trees in Kissufim on the Gaza Border just across from Khan Yunis, and throughout the month of September. We invite you to participate by donating anywhere from 1 to 1,000 trees and encouraging others to do the same.

Some locations were 12,000 Fruit Trees are being planted on the Gaza Border

Click on a tree to see photos and videos of that location

NEW Video of a New Vineyard in Eitam Farm North East Efrat

Check out a new video of farmer Mordechai who is deeply committed to Israel and it's preservation, he chose this time to begin cultivating a vineyard. His effort symbolizes not only a dedication to the land but also a desire to continue the legacy of Jewish agricultural traditions in Israel. With hopes of future harvests contributing to the community of Efrat.

A New Olive Orchard Planted in Beit El in memory of lost hero David Yehuda Yitzchak הי"ד

David Yehuda a 23 year old single young man who lived in Bet El, was killed in battle in Jenin protecting the free world from radical Terrorist scum of the earth. His army buddies, family and friends joined in planting an orchard in thim memory. His mother Emuna told us that the neighbors are thrilled to have a new olive orchard next to their homes between them and Ramallah! It'll make the place nicer, keep that land in Jewish hands, and add security to the area.

Planting an orchard near Susya in Memory of Fallen Hero Maoz Fenigstein

Volunteers came together to plant an orchard of olive trees in his memory of fallen soldier Maoz Fenigstein who gave his life defending Israel in Gaza during battle. Maoz was 25 years old and left behind a young wife and a three month old daughter. May Hashem comfort Maoz's family and friends and may we know no more sorrow.

NEW Videos Planting Trees at Nachal Oz Part 1 and 2

Check out a NEW video of our visit to **Nachal Oz** right on the Gaza border thanks to everyone who donated to the trees to them.

Planting in Kfar Shamai near RASHBI in Meron

Hezbollah has been shooting missiles into the North of Israel for months now. Recently a few of them landed in Meron the location of RASHBI Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. As a result the security apparatus in Israel decided to shut down the mount this year on Lag Bb'omer. Normally hundreds of thousands of people make their way to mount Meron to celebrate Lag B'omer. Rather than give in to Terror, we are going to help Farmer Shifti Cohen plant an entire mixed Orchard of fruit trees in Kfar Shamai which is adjacent to mount Meron and leads right up to the valley of RASHBI

Photos from Benyamin Airley Orchard in Neveh Tzuf

While many people were out commemorating Yom Hazikaron with events remembering out fallen soldiers, we were planting a NEW orchard in memory of Benyamin Airley הי"ד a fallen soldier and hero.

International Tourist Group Planting in Moshav Shuva

An international group of tourists came to Israel. Together they donated an orchard of trees and came to help plant some of them with their own two hands in Moshav Shuva just up the block from Kibbutz Be'eri. Shuva means Return the Moshav was given that name for the Jews who returned for their ancestral Homeland after 2,000 years of Exile. Thanks to Farmer David Baruch his family and community will care for them.

Planting in Givat Chareidi near Kochav Hashachar

Zo Artzeinu planted a whole bunch of new trees in a new settlement for Chareidim (Ultra orthodox) right across from Kochav Hashachar. This is the first Chariedi settlement in the Benjamin region. The Chareidi community are not so familiar with agriculture and building new settlements, but these fine young men came from Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and other parts of the country to roll up their sleeves and connect to the land of Israel in a very real and physical way. Most of them came wearing black dress pants, white shirts and Tzizit sticking out, some even wearing Tefillin while planting! It was an honor to donate trees to this new Young settlement. We look forward to seeing it grow in the future.

Planting @ a New Ethiopian Chava (Farm) in Latrun with Bnei Akiva.

Zo Artzeinu got a call from Hashomer Yosh השומר יו"ש asking us to donate fruit trees for a new Ethiopian Chava (Farm) located in Latrun which is right across the street from the famous IDF Tank Museum. The Ethiopian community got permission to establish this new Chava (farm) and set up a center where they can build and farm in a similar way that they did in Ethiopia, sharing their rich culture with other Israelis. The boys and girls from Bnei Akiva Sharon region came to help plant trees and do all sorts of other tasks to get this farm going.

Planting a NEW Orchard in memory of Luci, Maia and Rina Dee.

Zo Artzeinu was so honored to donate the trees to plant an orchard in memory of Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee הי"ד who were brutally murdered last year in the Jordan valley. Thanks to the Ezra youth kids for arranging it and planting the trees. The orchard was be planted at the entrance of the Tamar neighborhood in Efrat where the family lives.

They take away like, we plant NEW life! Thanks to everyone who donated these trees. Feel free to visit them any time. Stay tuned for a video of the planting.

Planting a New Olive Orchard at a Mechina Army Prep School

Last week the Mechinat Eitan Boys (pre army prep school) in Maale Adumim planted a NEW Olive orchard on an empty mountain ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley and Yam Hamelach (the dead sea) next to their future NEW campus. When it's built and they move in, the trees will be much larger. Thanks to those who donated these trees.

The instructors at the Mechina were the first ones to get called up to the special forces units in the IDF to fight Hamas in the war in Gaza. Now that they have returned safely thank God, they are teaching the boy about warfare AND settling the land with things like planting a NEW Olive orchard.

Planting in Kibbutz Magen on the Gaza Border.

Members of Zo Artzeinu Shlomo Walfish and David Grunblatt traveled to the Gaza border to help plant trees in Kibbutz Magen.These trees were donated and planted by a community in LA California led by R. Elissa Ben-Naim who was on a supportive mission to Israel. They planted, Fig, Avocado, Mango, Orange, Clementine, Lemon, Pamela, Pamolit, Grapefruit, Loquat, and Litchi Trees.

NEW Video Picking Dates in Einot Kedem with Omer & Na'ama Atidya

Oren and Na'ama Atidya are incredible farmers planting on hundreds of dunam in Einot Kedem in the Jordan Valley. They their family and some young volunteers are the only ones protecting the land from being stolen by illegal squatters. See video of us picking dates on a date forklift 15 meters high in the sky with them.

Visiting Homesh and Planting Part 2

Members of Zo Artzeinu Shlomo Walfish and David Grunblatt headed out to Homesh in the Northern Shomron to check up on the fruit trees friends of Zo Artzeinu donated to them and to help plant more fruit trees.
Homesh and some other communities in the Northern Shomron were expelled during the expulsion of Gush Katif in 2005. Since then many people tried to move back to Homesh, they succeeded on setting up a Yeshiva a few years ago. Recently, right after the Yeshiva boys in Homesh planted the new fruit trees the current Government rescinded the expulsion order which will pave the way for Jews to move back to Homesh and settle in it.

NEW! "First Fruit Trees" Post Shmitta Planting in Har Kida near Shilo with Ira Rappaport

Shmitta is now OVER. Many farmers in Israel who did not plant all year, started planting.

Planting Trees @ the IDU Israel Dog Unit in Kfar Tapuach

Zo Artzeinu was founded in 1993 to safeguard the land of Israel. They started planting fruit trees early on and also helped support the Israel Dog Unit. Before Shmitta we planted a whole bunch of new fruit trees in Kfar Tapuach at the IDU Israel dog unit headquarters. The Israel Civilian K9 Unit is an independent volunteer organization that assists the community and government bodies in Search and Rescue (SAR) and security. They find missing people and save many lives.

Visiting Havot (Farms) in the Shomron for Tu B'shvat 2022

Since Farmers could not plant trees during the year of Shmitta, Zo Artzeinu partnered with an amazing Yeshiva in Yitzhar called Yeshiva Roeh Yisrael which means the Shepherds of Israel to show our support for these amazing farmers. The Yeshiva teaches the students Torat Eretz Yisrael, all about the importance of settling the land of Israel and loving their fellow person.
Naftali Lipshits was the Yeshiva coordinator and helped put together some beautiful packages and to deliver it to over 70 different small farms all over the Shomron (Samaria). They are called Havot (farms).

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It takes A LOT to plant FRUIT trees!

1. Find a suitable location and purchase it.
2. Prepare the land by clearing away rocks and thorn bushes.
3. Bring water, electric and other infrastructure to the site.
4. Install a fence around the entire area to keep away the animals.
5. Turn over, flatten and fertilize the soil.
6. Install a computerized irrigation system.
7. Strategically plan and carefully plant all the trees.
8. Weed, water, fertilize, and prune them for 3 years (Orlah).
9. AFTER 4 years we can finally redeem the fruits (Neta Revai).
10. On the 7th year (Shmitta) no pruning or selling the produce.