Prayer on planting trees in

Israel

והשירים- שירת העשבים, השקדייה פורחת וכך הולכים השותלים

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aimed for gaining basic information about Israel.

10 minutes about…

Aliya

Background:

A tradition of Aliya

This is the term used to describe a Jew's immigration to Israel. Literally it means 'uplifting'. Jews move upwards to Israel. The tradition of Aliya goes back for thousands of years. Ever since they were exiled, Jews have always yearned to return to their homeland. The Bible talks about God's promise to bring the Jewish people home:

"For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all countries and will bring you into your own land... Then you will live in the land which I gave to your fathers, and you will be my people, and I will be your God." (Yechezkel 36:24,28)

הקשר בין ט"ו בשבט לנטיעת אילנות התפתח רק לקראת סוף המאה הקודמת בחוגי מבשרי התנועה הציונית.