Tomorrow on the Jewish calendar is a minor holiday, but one that, in our current circumstances, has great relevance for us. Tu b’Shevat, the fifteenth of the Hebrew month of Shevat, is known as the ...

The Straussman family planting a willow tree on Tu B’Shevat in their backyard. Photo credit: Guy Yechiely, Jewish Agency for Israel. As far back as the Mishnah, the 15th day of the month of Shevat on ...

The Silverstein Hebrew Academy preschool engaged in a thorough exploration of trees that led into Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year for trees, which fell from sundown on Feb. 10 ...

This year the Jewish community will celebrate the holiday of (literally, the 15th day of the month Shevat) from sunset January 24 through sunset January 25. What is this holiday all about? Well, Tu ...

So many of Judaism’s festivals are marked by solemnity, but Tu b’Shevat enhances our calendar with a delightful holiday that everyone can enjoy. Tu b’Shevat signals that winter is over and the trees’ ...

My Israeli-born friend, Ofer Raveh, assures me that Tu B’Shevat is celebrated and important in the Jewish state. “Trees are planted everywhere,” he told me. “And we eat fruits, especially from the ...

Only wonder at G-d’s plot. Tu B’Shevat, degraded, diminished and deluded by Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Pesach, as we all know, is the New Year of Trees. It’s one of the holidays, as we all know, ...

You live in Philadelphia or one of its suburbs in the winter. It’s cold out. It’s that time of year when you may not get outside as often as you would like. But the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat is an ...

REDLANDS – Arbor day was significant for Jews long before the rest of the world. The festival of Tu b’Shevat, which was Saturday, signifies a new year, the coming of spring and waring of winter. It is ...