Tag: Tu B’Shevat
Netanyahu: A Tree Will Grow Next to Gaza to Celebrate Tu B’Shevat
"Hamas came to uproot us; we will uproot them. Hamas came to wipe us out; we will wipe them out. We will deepen our roots in our land."
Come Plant a Tree: It’s Tu B’Shevat!
Children across the country are going out with their schools to plant fruit trees as they learn about the holiday.
Just in Time for Tu B’Shevat: Scientists Grow Six Date Palms from 2,000-Year-Old Seeds
An unplanted ancient date seed from Qumran was used as a control in the study.
Watch: Tu B’Shevat Means Fresh Fruit from Israel to Begin New Year of Trees
“Farmers are today’s pioneers, and Israel’s agricultural produce is among the best in the world.”
Students, Adults Celebrate Tu B’Shevat With Hikes, Gardening, Tree Plantings
In addition to planting new trees, it is traditional to eat dried fruits and nuts that symbolise the Holy Land, including figs and dates.
JEWISH ECOLOGY: CELEBRATING TU B’SHEVAT – Pull Up A Chair [audio]
Farmers plant before they reap and we, too, "cultivate" our faith and commitment to God.
Leket Israel Launches Tu B’Shevat Project, Sayeret Tapuz
Many of the project's volunteers this year are Israeli special needs teenagers from Gan Yavne.
Israeli Forecasters Expect 3-Day Winter Howler
Experienced Israeli winter weather moguls are already set up for the coming storm in the north.
Israel Celebrates Tu B’Shevat
School children and families across Israel celebrated the holiday of Tu B’Shevat on Wednesday, planting trees and eating fruits native to the Land of Israel in honor of the New Year of the Trees.
Tu B’Shevat, Human Beings, And Trees
The source for Tu B'Shevat is the opening Mishnah of the Talmudic tractate Rosh Hashanah: "The Academy of Hillel taught that the 15th of Shevat is the New Year for the trees."
What does that mean, "New Year for the trees"?
Memories Of A Beautiful Jew
He was a beautiful Jew.
Anyone - Jew or non-Jew, religious or secular, chassidic or yeshivish, man or woman - who encountered or exchanged words with Rabbi Chaskel Besser came away with a smile, feeling a little more pleasantly disposed about the topic at hand or the world at large.
Q & A: Tu B’Shevat
QUESTION: Since on Tu B'Shevat we do not celebrate with a festive meal. Then how do we mark this date on our calendar? Additionally is one allowed to fast on this day?M. Goldblum(Via E-Mail)