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 ...

Tu Bishvat, the Jewish Holiday of Trees, begins on Sunday evening, Feb. 5. Also known as the New Year of Trees, Tu Bishvat is a time for tree planting and admiring nature, especially the beauty of ...

The worldwide pandemic has threatened many of the businesses you rely on every day, but don’t let it take away your source for local news. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure nothing but ...

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 ...

In 2022, Tu BiShvat or the "birthday of the trees" begins at sundown on Sunday, Jan. 16 and ends at sundown on Monday, Jan. 17. A Jewish holiday, the name is Hebrew for the 15th day of the Hebrew ...

Kindergarden children from Kfar Ratamim with plants in honor of Tu Bishvat, January 28, 2018. According to the Mishna at the beginning of Tractate Rosh Hashanah, there are four days in the Jewish year ...

What is the opportunity that is afforded to us this year by the coincidence that Martin Luther King Day and Tu Bishvat fall on the same day? Might this luni-solar coincidence light some path to follow ...