Posts Tagged: Tu B’shvat
Tu B’Shvat: The Festival That Proves the Jewish People’s Connection to the Land of Israel
The Jewish calendar has many holidays. Some celebrate the survival of the Jewish people over various enemies, and some are solemnly spiritual in nature --...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tu B’Shvat
JNS.org - With our recent New Year’s Eve being a rather underwhelming event courtesy of COVID-19, it’s a good thing that there’s another one to...
A Tu B’Shvat Guide for the Perplexed
Here are some facts about Tu B'Shvat: 1. The Jewish Arbor Day, Tu B'Shvat (ט"ו בשבט) highlights human gratitude for the creation of the fruit-bearing trees,...
For Tu B’Shvat, Christians Raise More Than $10,000 to Plant Trees in Israel’s Biblical Heartland
JNS.org - For Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish new year for trees, more than 100 Christian Zionists raised over $10,000 to plant dozens of trees in Israel’s biblical...
Trees, Tu B’Shvat and the Jewish National Fund
JNS.org - The Midrash teaches that God told man that He created everything for us: “Be careful not to spoil or destroy my world -- for if you...
Tu B’Shvat Report Showcases Israeli Agricultural Innovation
JNS.org - On Tu B'Shvat, Israel's New Year for trees, Prof. Yoram Kapulnik — director of the Volcani Center, an Israeli agricultural research organization — updated...
Knesset Holds Official Tu B’Shevat Seder for First Time”Ž
JERUSALEM - For the first time in the 65 years of Knesset history, an official Tu B'Shvat ceremony was held by members of Israel's parliament on Wednesday...
Originating in Kabbalah, Tu B’Shevat Seder Becomes Forum for Environmental Activism
JNS.org - A simple way to celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for trees, is to grow a plant or eat some fruit....
A Tree for Every Rocket: IDF Soldiers Plant 1,532 Trees in Southern Israel (PHOTOS)
In honor of Tu Bishvat, IDF soldiers planted 1,532 trees in the vicinity of Nachal Oz, on the Gazan border in southern Israel. The 1,532...
