Held days ahead of Tu BiShvat, the Jewish new year for the trees, the planting ceremony was one of several worldwide to pay tribute to the victims of Oct. 7 by seeding new life. “Today ...

Israel has a festival for planting trees, which is called Tu Bishvat, which is also known as the New Year for trees. The term “Tu Bishvat: comes from the Jewish date, meaning the 15th of Shvat ...

Tu Bishvat is a wonderful opportunity to bring nature into the home. The trend of "bringing nature indoors" is one of the leading design trends for 2025. In the natural design style, we find ...

Common practice follows the School of Hillel, and the arboreal new year is marked on Tu Bishvat. There are, however, almond trees in some areas of Israel that seem to adopt the position of the ...

Allow me to use the holiday of Tu B’Shvat to point out some of the differences. In my youth, before moving to Israel when I was fifteen, I had a yeshiva education in Baltimore. Every year on Tu ...

The Jewish National Fund has planted over 240 million trees in Israel. Critics say they are damaging Israel’s ecosystems and encroaching on previously Arab-owned land. HAIFA, Israel (JTA ...

In honor of Tu Bishvat, the Jewish holiday of the trees, Surkes reports on the new Jewish Climate Trust, with heavy involvement from philanthropist Steven Bronfman of the Canadian Bronfman family.