Congregation Beth Tikvah Hebrew School, located in Wantagh, learned about the upcoming holiday of Tu BiShvat from Rabbi Moshe Weisblum. The Rabbi (seated at head of table) led a Tu BiShvat Seder with ...

The cultural significance of Tu BiShvat has taken on new meaning in modern Israel. Teddy Brauner/National Photo Collection, Government Press Office (Israel) As a professor who researches Israel’s ...

It may be winter in the U.S., but in Israel, spring is beginning. The annual Jewish holiday Tu BiShvat honors this moment in time. It's "become for many an environmental holiday, a reminder that we ...

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We’ve all heard of Earth Day and Arbor Day, but have you heard of the centuries old Jewish holiday, Tu B’Shvat? Known as “the new year for the trees,” Tu B’Shvat’s origin story begins in ancient ...

Tu BiShvat, commonly known as the “Jewish New Year for the Trees,” was celebrated yesterday, Jan. 24, on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. The Slifka Center held a communal dinner in the ...

Celebrations marking Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) were held throughout Israel today, featuring ceremonial plantings of tens of thousands of trees in new groves, woods, gardens and schoolyards in all parts ...

Imagine turning Tax Day into a holiday. That’s what happened with Tu Bishvat, the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shvat, which is Thursday. During the time of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, Tu Bishvat ...

Walking outside last Shabbat afternoon as the sun got lower and the air regained its chill, I saw a beloved kindergarten teacher colleague looking up at the branches of a tree: “Pussy willows!” she ...