Tag: Tu B'Shvat

Tu B’Shvat is Jewish New Year For The Trees

The Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shvat, a day especially loved by children, is a special eco-day in Israel. Celebrate...

What To Do on Tu B’Shvat in Israel

Tu B'Shvat is the Jewish holiday marking the beginning of a new year for trees, and is usually celebrated...

The New Year of the Trees

Although Israel has grown into a modern post-industrial economy, the country still has strong agrarian roots, most famously, the agricultural socialist community of the kibbutz. But earlier than that, the Bible proscribes things to do to mark the passing seasons. There are rights and rituals for nature in Judaism and it all started thousands of years ago.