Join the "United 4 New Trees of Life"  Program

Since the murder on Oct 7th, people are looking for something meaningful to do.

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Our Response to Terror... From now and continuing until spring time...

They Murder 1,200 holy Jews, We will plant 12,000 Trees & Create NEW Life!

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From now until the summer Schools, Congregations and Communities worldwide are uniting to plant 12,000 Fruit Trees near the Gaza border for the 1,200 victims. Thousands of New mitzvot will come from these Trees and their Fruits and will be in memory of the victims. Together, we'll create NEW Life!

This will accomplish 4 goals:

1. Support farmers and communities in need, help save their farms while safeguarding the holy land!

2. Show Hamas supporters worldwide that we are here to stay, and will continue to GROW!!
3. Plant 12,000 New Fruit Trees in memory of, & leilui nishmat the 1,200 k'doshim and create NEW LIFE!!!

4. Share in mitzvot that can only be observed in Israel, and in its blessing! (וְצִוִּיתִי אֶת-בִּרְכָתִי לָכֶם" (ויקרא"

We are still shocked and saddened by the horrific murder of over 1,200 fellow Jews on Simchat Torah in Israel. Many people are looking for something meaningful and impactful that they can do.

Our Response to Terror... From now and continuing until spring time

They Murder 1,200 holy Jews, We will plant 12,000 Trees & Create NEW Life!

From now until the spring time Schools, and Communities worldwide are uniting to plant 12,000 NEW Fruit Trees near the Gaza border in memory of the 1,200 victims of the recent horrific massacre. Thousands of New mitzvot will come from these New Fruit Trees and their Fruits, and will be leilyiu nishmat the victims to elevate their souls. Together, we will create NEW Life!

This will accomplish 3 goals:

1. Support the farmers and communities in great need right now, help save their farms while safeguarding the holy land !

2. Show Hamas supporters worldwide that the Jews are here to stay, we're not going anywhere, we will GROW !!
3. We're going to plant 12,000 New Fruit Trees in memory of, & leilui nishmat the 1,200 k'doshim and create NEW LIFE!!!

4. Share in the unique mitzvot that can only be observed in Israel, and in its blessing!!!! (וְצִוִּיתִי אֶת-בִּרְכָתִי לָכֶם" (ויקרא 25:21"

Your students can learn about and fulfill mitzvot that can only be done with fruit trees in Israel.

• We plant FRUIT trees, not pine or spruce.
• Emulate Hashem who planted a garden in Eden.
• Planting fruit trees fulfills a Torah commandment (Vayikrah 19:23).
• Our tree planting provides parnasah and commerce and is a true chesed.
• Express your love in a way that "literally" bears fruit year after year.
• Show students how they too can have a share in the mitzvot of fruit trees only possible in Israel like orlah, netta rivai, shemitta, terumot, maasrot...
• Organizations can plant orchards in honor or in memory of someone, or for someone's well being.
• We will place a sign in front of your Orchard with the name of your organization and the dedication name.
• You will receive a plaque with a photo of the orchard and your sign.
• When visiting in Israel visit 'your' orchard & witness what you helped create.

There's NO cost to the school and the program is simple to run. We provide everything you need, plus it can be run alongside other programs. This is the only way for Students to SHARE in the agricultural Mitzvot applicable in Israel.

You can download lessons that can be used to teach about the mitzvot associated with trees and fruits, plus play many educational videos including schools in Israel planting fruit trees at: http://www.israeltrees.org/lessonplan

Please reply to the email you recieved as soon as possible to get your tree poster and UNIQUE Schools tracking link or Contact Us Here

In addition to ordering online you can print order forms and hand them out: Click Here for a PDF File

Zo Artzeinu's Israel Fruit Tree Program for Tu Bishvat in Schools

Hover your mouse over a photo so see which school it is in.

Students Questions answered:

Question:

Shalom! We are participating in the program. But we have

been asked a valid question. What is the mekor for saying there is a
mitzvah to plant fruit trees (as opposed to other trees or other things
that help Yishuv haAretz)?? 

Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia

Answer:

Excellent question!

Please see how Rav Melamed explains it. While it is certainly a mitzva to build and settle the land in many different ways, the Pasuk in Ki Tavo says:

וְכִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם כָּל עֵץ מַאֲכָל 

This is specifically referring to FRUIT trees.

All the mitzvot that come along with that can not be done with non fruit baring trees. Such as Orlah, Neta Revai, Truma Gedola Ketana, Maaser Rishon Sheni Ani, Shmita, Bikurim, Klaim, etc... Tu Bishvat is the New year for trees precisely to calculate all those hallachot associated with FRUIT trees.

Many people have a tradition to have a seder tasting the 7 species.
Those species are from the different fruit trees that are praised in the Torah.
אֶרֶץ חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה, וְגֶפֶן וּתְאֵנָה וְרִמּוֹן; אֶרֶץ-זֵית שֶׁמֶן, וּדְבָשׁ

These are the types of trees that we plant, the ones referred to in the Torah.
All the mitzvot of trees are then possible with the Fruit trees ב"ה

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Thanks Zo Artzeinu