tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post8943616261479715419..comments2024-03-28T21:53:53.990+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Tu B'Shvat musingsRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-89966405436019919792010-02-14T21:35:18.221+02:002010-02-14T21:35:18.221+02:00Oops--forgot to write about charuv, or bokser! In ...Oops--forgot to write about <i>charuv</i>, or <i>bokser</i>! In grade school in NY, every year we students received a cardboard box filled with "fruits of Eretz Yisrael" which always included the strange, hard bokser. <br /><br />I never understood why we ate it; it seemed more like eating a <i>pod</i>, which it is! (I was told it is sweet, but had trouble finding the sweetness, between the seeds!)<br /><br />That said however, to this day, bokser brings back fond memories and reminds me of Tu b'Shevat. If I could find it, I would buy one, just for the tradition of having it for the chag.<br /><br />I'm just sentimental that way...Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-87316211155379922932010-02-14T21:28:30.362+02:002010-02-14T21:28:30.362+02:00Hey, Rafi! I'm really late with this comment, ...Hey, Rafi! I'm really late with this comment, but that's b/c I was sick (I'm gonna milk this excuse for what it's worth), wasn't at the computer for days, and didn't see your post until now (hope you saw mine about <a href="http://lady-light.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-tu-bshevat-seder.html" rel="nofollow">Tu b'Shevat</a>, and <a href="http://lady-light.blogspot.com/2010/01/on-lighter-note-beer.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, too...)<br /><br />I love Tu b'Shevat-planting trees (not on Shabbat) and eating the fruit while reading the appropriate psukim from the Torah and singing the various niggunim connected with those psukim, serves to connect <i>me</i> with the land of Israel. <br /><br />I also love the mysticism of the Seder, which we try to do most years.Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-4805203694486945262010-01-29T22:07:06.502+02:002010-01-29T22:07:06.502+02:00I cooked for Shabbos with Olive Oil, does that cou...I cooked for Shabbos with Olive Oil, does that count for anything?Neil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27734283464754288682010-01-29T20:52:09.349+02:002010-01-29T20:52:09.349+02:00Buxer is in Yiddish.
Forget about the bad taste, ...Buxer is in Yiddish.<br /><br />Forget about the bad taste, it smells way worse.<br /><br />BTW, we still have on the table every year, though no one except for the pious come close. :)<br /><br />I know someone who had a grocery store and used to soak them for a week before and had steady customers come to him every year for his 'excellent' buxer.Yosef Greenberghttp://blog.yachdus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-47195555412544146852010-01-29T00:51:38.454+02:002010-01-29T00:51:38.454+02:00Rafi- I think the "buxer" was a BYYTT th...Rafi- I think the "buxer" was a BYYTT thing... Not sure where they got it from, but I remember it too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-12565047575345236122010-01-28T18:30:45.471+02:002010-01-28T18:30:45.471+02:00In Bnei Brak yesterday there was a guy at the bus ...In Bnei Brak yesterday there was a guy at the bus stop selling sedarim for TuB'Shvat in both Ashkenaz and Sephardi.ehwhyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436676108396672275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-65147182989382172102010-01-28T17:23:32.873+02:002010-01-28T17:23:32.873+02:00FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OR SO, LES HAS HOSTED A WOMEN...FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OR SO, LES HAS HOSTED A WOMENS ONLY SEDER FOR TU B'SHVAT AND HAD A NICE TURNOUT OF FRIENDS. SHE PREPARES A WHOLE SEDER PROGRAM AND EVEN A DVAR TORAH SOMETIMES. MOST OF THE SEDER CAN BE FOUND ONLINE<br /><br /> sorry for the caps, didn't watch and I'm not retyping - -ppphhbbbttttshaya gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-45917712620144467812010-01-28T15:55:01.434+02:002010-01-28T15:55:01.434+02:00Whoops!!! I meant of course to plant the trees bef...Whoops!!! I meant of course to plant the trees before Shabbat on Friday or on Sunday.Meirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-9774380431751090302010-01-28T14:46:50.117+02:002010-01-28T14:46:50.117+02:00buxer is what we used to call the carob. I dont kn...buxer is what we used to call the carob. I dont know where it got that name or if it is from a different language. that is the name we knew it by.<br /><br />Maaser behaima - that is a holiday i could relate toRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-3218447757045521012010-01-28T14:43:50.382+02:002010-01-28T14:43:50.382+02:00(Rafi not G)
What is "buxer"?
Tu BiShva...(Rafi not G)<br />What is "buxer"?<br /><br />Tu BiShvat is not a holiday as such. It's significance is esoterically halahkic only. BTW does anyone celebrate Rosh HaShana LeMaaser Behemah? I suppose that would be a good excuse for an "Al HaEsh" as a parallel to the Seder Tu BiShvat.Rafi (S)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18103892755392538611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-24557656200390211892010-01-28T14:35:49.545+02:002010-01-28T14:35:49.545+02:00Akiva - still disgusting. By not common I didnt me...Akiva - still disgusting. By not common I didnt mean it cant be found. I meant I dont see people eating it.<br /><br />Also, I dont go much for substitutes.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-69680202597314668962010-01-28T13:15:03.271+02:002010-01-28T13:15:03.271+02:00Not common? The hills around Beit Shemesh (across...Not common? The hills around Beit Shemesh (across the valley, in the Kever Dan / Shimshon area) are covered in the stuff. You could drive over right now and fill your trunk to the brim with it!<br /><br />Actually fresh it's pretty good - it's when it's been dried out for a year that it's horrid. Also it's the outer coating that's bitter - the inside is sweet and kind of like chocolate, WHEN IT'S FRESH.<br /><br />BTW, ground up it's called carob, the chocolate substitute.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042484533217272945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-16874862552830022122010-01-28T12:57:33.279+02:002010-01-28T12:57:33.279+02:00planting trees on shabbos? tu bshvat falls out on ...planting trees on shabbos? tu bshvat falls out on shabbos this year. <br /><br />to rephrase, eating dried fruits and the like is not much of a celebration. not compared to the big lavish meals of other holidaysRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-25079181143678005412010-01-28T12:52:37.345+02:002010-01-28T12:52:37.345+02:00How about an Emergency Tzedaka campaign?
That'...How about an Emergency Tzedaka campaign?<br />That's a great way to celebrate any day of the year.Kupa Shel Vaad Rabbonei RBSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-87531231544416125072010-01-28T12:20:22.346+02:002010-01-28T12:20:22.346+02:00How about planting trees, eating of the 7 minim, f...How about planting trees, eating of the 7 minim, fruits of Israel (NOT Turkish figs), having Seder Tu BeShevat. Some people avoid the seder like the pague, apparently it reminds them that Pesach is only 2 months away.Meirnoreply@blogger.com