Ascent’s 37th Annual Tu Bi’Shvat Seder Braving one of the coldest nights in Tsfat this winter, 45 celebrants from various parts of the world joined together at Ascent with a very warm spirit, to celebrate New Year for the Trees, led by Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles – for the 37th year. […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
We are entering the month of Shvat. On the 15th of Shvat (Monday, February 10th) is the holiday of Tu BiShvat, the new year of trees. Jewish tradition tells us that even though we might be in the deepest winter, still, under the surface, Spring is budding. It is during […]
“Rebirth and Renewal”: A personal story from Rabbi Leiter
Students, Snow and Shabbat at Ascent 150 students from universities across Israel spent a long weekend at Ascent on January 16-18. The students began their retreat with a visit to the snowy summit of Mount Hermon where they enjoyed the breathtaking white view and the snow, that many of them […]