Tu bishvat activities

Tu Bishvat: From tax to hope, from the tree to the human being - opinion

In days of local and global upheaval, Tu Bishvat invites us to pause, to look closely, and to remember: the world has been entrusted to us.

 Israeli kids plant trees for the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat in Haifa on February 9, 2017. Tu Bishvat is also called literally "New Year of the Trees." In contemporary Israel the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day and trees are planted in celebration.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion attends a trial run for a mass tree planting project across the streets of the city.

Jerusalem launches project to plant thousands of trees along sidewalks

Pascale's Kitchen: Tu Bishvat delicacies

Pascale's Kitchen: Tu Bishvat delicacies

KKL-JNF WORLD CHAIRMAN Danny Atar presents a tree certificate to US Ambassador David Friedman.

Grapevine: Friedman plants a tree


Enjoy Tu Bishvat fruit and nuts, but beware of choking danger to children, high calories to all

Pieces of hard dried fruit, walnuts, pecans and various snacks can get stuck in the windpipes of young children and cause them to choke.

Tu Bishvat

The personal account of a Canadian lawyer hiking the Israel National Trail

With "Nifgashim Beshvil Israel."

OUR GUIDE Yair (second from right) pointed out the sites of a number of biblical stories.

Tu B’shvat promoted as time for Jewish environmentalist and spirituality

Like Pesach, Tu B’Shvat Seder combines excerpts from the Bible, Talmud and Jewish liturgy, four cups of wine and the consumption of different symbolic foods.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN and his wife, Nechama, take part in a Tu Bishvat Seder at their residence in Jerusalem

The Jewish life cycle – where is Tu Bishvat!?

Like all “new years” it is a time of potential, renewal and rebirth for nature, ourselves and our people.

Tu Bishvat in Chana’s Art Room

The Tu Bishvat Family Experience

If your children are not attending a traditional planting ceremony with their youth movement on Monday, what can you do with them to commemorate this special day in Israel?

On the bike ride in Adullam Park

Bringing nature home

Tu Bishvat brings nature to the heart of our homes – to the dining table, where we spend our time eating, reflecting, catching up and arguing with our nearest and dearest.

Tu Bishvat in Chana’s Art Room

Youth across Israel pick fruit for the needy this Tu Bishvat

One of Leket’s main projects is its gleaning initiative, which sends thousands into fields to gather produce donated or left unpicked and distribute it to the needy.

Youth with the citrus fruits they picked from trees as part of Leket Israel's Project Citrus Rescue for Tu Bishvat