GrowTorah Tzofiyut

 

Pineapple Weed growing on the Main Migrash

 
 
 

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ื‘ืจื•ื›ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืœื“ืฃ ืžื™ื“ืข ืœืฆื•ืคื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ืฉื‘ื”

Learning Activity

Pokeach Ivrim - Appreciating the hidden, subtle blessings all around us:

ื‘ึผึธืจื•ึผืšึฐ ืึทืชึผึธื” ื” ืึฑืœึน-ื™ื ื•ึผ ืžึถึฝืœึถืšึฐ ื”ึธืขื•ึนืœึธื ืคึผื•ึนืงึตึฝื—ึท ืขึดื•ึฐืจึดื™ื

During the morning brachot, we thank Hashem for giving sight to the blind. We are all somewhat blind to what we don't see. This game allows us to see the beauties that others see and to pause for โ€œmah rabu momentsโ€ of awe.

Torah to guide us: 

Tehillim 104:24

ืžึธื”ึพืจึทื‘ึผื•ึผ ืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถื™ืšึธ ื”โ€™ ื›ึผึปืœึผึธื ื‘ึผึฐื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธื” ืขึธืฉื‚ึดื™ืชึธ ืžึธืœึฐืึธื” ื”ึธืึธืจึถืฅ ืงึดื ึฐื™ึธื ึถืšึธืƒ

How many are the things You have made, O LORD; You have made them all with wisdom; the earth is full of Your creations. 


Kohelet Rabbah 7:13:1

ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉื‘ืจื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื ืืช ืื“ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื ื˜ืœื• ื•ื”ื—ื–ื™ืจื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื™ืœื ื™ ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ, ื•ืืžืจ ืœื•: ืจืื” ืžืขืฉื™ ื›ืžื” ื ืื™ื ื•ืžืฉื•ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื”ืŸ, ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื‘ืจืืชื™, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš ื‘ืจืืชื™, ืชืŸ ื“ืขืชืš ืฉืœื ืชืงืœืงืœ ื•ืชื—ืจื™ื‘ ืืช ืขื•ืœืžื™, ืฉืื ืงืœืงืœืช ืื™ืŸ ืžื™ ืฉื™ืชืงืŸ ืื—ืจื™ืš.

At the time that the Holy One created the first man, He introduced him to every tree in the Garden of Eden, and said to him, โ€˜See how wonderful and pleasant these trees are. And all of this I have created for you; therefore take great care that you do not damage and destroy My world, for if you do there is no one else to put right what you have destroyed.โ€™

Discussion questions:

  1. In what ways can you weave more nature appreciation into your daily routine?

  2. In what ways might you โ€œTake great care that you do not damageโ€ this beautiful world?

 

FORAGING โ€“ ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืžื–ื•ืŸ

Raspberries picked at the Chutz site.

 

Common Edible plants at Moshava

We will search for these (and more) as we explore the woods and forest edges surrounding campus today. Always consult with a medical professional before using herbal remedies.

  1. Yarrow: ืื›ื™ืœืื” (Achillea millefolium)

  2. Red Clover: ืชืœืชืŸ ืื“ื•ื (Trifolium pratense)

  3. Plaintain:  ืœื—ืš  (Plantago major)

  4. Dandelion: ืฉืึตืŸึพื”ึทืึฒืจึดื™ (Taraxacum officinale)

  5. White Pine Tree: ืขึตืฅ ืื•ึนืจึถืŸ ืœึธื‘ึธืŸ (Pinus strobus)

  6. Raspberry: ืคึผึถื˜ึถืœ ืึธื“ึนื (Rubus idaeus)

  7. Blackberry: ืคึผึถื˜ึถืœ ืฉืึธื—ึนืจ (Rubus subg. Rubus)

  8. Wood Sorrel: ื—ืžืฆื™ืฅ (Oxalis acetosella)

  9. Sumac: ืกึปืžึธืืง (Rhus coriaria)

  10. Birch Tree: ืขึตืฅ ืœึดื‘ึฐื ึถื” (Betula lenta)

  11. Autumn Olive: ื–ื™ืช ืกืชื•ื•ื™ (Elaeagnus umbellata)

  12. Pineapple Weed - ื‘ึผึทื‘ึผื•ึผื ึดื™ึธื” ื’ึผึทืœึฐื’ึผึทืœึผึดื™ืช (Matricaria discoidea)

  13. Hickory Tree - ืขืฅ ื”ื™ืงื•ืจื™ (Carya tomentosa)

  14. Wild Strawberry - ืชื•ืช ื‘ืจ (Fragaria vesca)

  15. Blueberry - ืื•ื—ืžื ื™ื•ืช (Vaccinium caesariense)

 

FIRE โ€“ ืืฉ

 

Making a 1-match Waterproof Fire

To make a fire with 1 match, youโ€™ll need:

  1. A clean fire pit

  2. Birch Bark (ื›ืœื™ืคืช ืœื‘ื ื”)

  3. Pine or Hemlock twigs (ื–ืจื“ื™ ืื•ืจืŸ ืื• ืจื•ืฉ)

  4. Lots of small branches, up to 1โ€ thick. (ืขื ืคื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื)

  5. 1 match (ื’ืคืจื•ืจ)

  6. Patience (ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช)

Follow the methods we practice together, and youโ€™ll have a beautiful fire!

 

SHELTER - ืžื—ืกื” ื˜ื‘ืขื™

 

Waterproof Shelter (ืžืงืœื˜ ืขืžื™ื“ ืœืžื™ื)

Here are the steps to building a waterproof shelter with your hands and the forest (no tools). ืœื”ืœืŸ ื”ืฉืœื‘ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืžืงืœื˜ ืขืžื™ื“ ืœืžื™ื ืขื ื”ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื™ืขืจ (ืœืœื ื›ืœื™ื).

  1. A flat location near a Y-split tree, or boulder (3โ€™ high)

    1. Y ืžื™ืงื•ื ืฉื˜ื•ื— ืœื™ื“ ืขืฅ ื‘ืคื™ืฆื•ืœ

  2. 1 long spine branch (taller than your outstretched arm)

    1. ืขื ืฃ ืื—ื“ ืืจื•ืš ื‘ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืฉื“ืจื” (ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžื”ื–ืจื•ืข ื”ืžื•ืฉื˜ืช ืฉืœืš)

  3. 1 layer of branches to create the frame

    1. ืฉื›ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ืฉืœ ืขื ืคื™ื ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืžืกื’ืจืช

  4. 1 layer of leafs for waterproofing

    1. 1 ืฉื›ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืขืœื™ื ืœืื™ื˜ื•ื

  5. 2 more layers of branches and leaves

    1. ืขื•ื“ 2 ืฉื›ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื ืคื™ื ื•ืขืœื™ื

  6. Leave a small doorway to crawl in

    1. ื”ืฉืืจ ืคืชื— ืงื˜ืŸ ืœื–ื—ื•ืœ ืคื ื™ืžื”

  7. Do the water test! ืชืขืฉื” ืืช ื‘ื“ื™ืงืช ื”ืžื™ื!

    Follow these steps as practiced and you can sleep in your shelter!

    ื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืฉืœื‘ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื›ืคื™ ืฉื ื”ื•ื’ ื•ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืžืงืœื˜ ืฉืœืš!

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Closing Inspiration:

Psalms 1:3

ื•ึฐื”ึธื™ึธื” ื›ึผึฐืขึตืฅ ืฉืึธืชื•ึผืœ ืขึทึฝืœึพืคึผึทืœึฐื’ึตื™ึพืžึธื™ึดื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืคึผึดืจึฐื™ื•ึน ื™ึดืชึผึตืŸ ื‘ึผึฐืขึดืชึผื•ึน ื•ึฐืขึธืœึตื”ื•ึผ ืœึนืึพื™ึดื‘ึผื•ึนืœ ื•ึฐื›ึนืœ ืึฒืฉืึถืจึพื™ึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถื” ื™ึทืฆึฐืœึดื™ื—ึทืƒ

He is like a tree planted beside streams of water, which yields its fruit in season, whose foliage never fades, and whatever it produces thrives.