Tu Bishvat

New archaeology exhibit marks 60 years of Knesset building with rare finds from Jerusalem, Galilee

The event hosted more than 2,000 visitors, including soldiers, police officers, Holocaust survivors, and students from schools and kindergartens across the country.

The new exhibition at the Knesset, February 3, 2026.
Adam VeAdama CEO Amit Meir: “Our students grow fruits and vegetables themselves and produce their own honey and olive oil.”

Tu Bishvat: ‘Adam VeAdama’ students from Hashomer Hachadash aid 400 Israeli farmers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremonial Knesset plenum session to mark the establishment of Israel’s parliament. February 2, 2026.

Netanyahu warns Israeli democracy eroding, opposition boycotts ceremonial Knesset session

Jerusalem 1951, Young Girl Planting a Sapling During Tu BiShvat.

KKL-JNF marks Tu Bishvat, highlighting tree-planting tradition with newly released archival photos


'A gold standard for aliyah' Zionism in the face of Israel-hatred today

I like to recall my own epiphany: that moment when I knew I would live in Israel.

THE GOLD family gathering at Kibbutz Nir Etzion.

Jerusalem launches project to plant thousands of trees along sidewalks

Trees improve air quality by filtering harmful dust and pollutants such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide from the air.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion attends a trial run for a mass tree planting project across the streets of the city.

Cross-border cooperation for Tu Bishvat, the environment, is essential

In 1996, CO2 levels in the atmosphere were 361 parts per million, surpassing the 350 ppm red line in 1988. Today those levels are a staggering 414 ppm and rising.

‘REALITY COMMANDS us to be responsible for the shared home we call Earth.’

Seeing the Forest Through the Trees – A Tu Bishvat Yarzheit

Planting those trees – years before the State of Israel was declared – demanded boundless belief and optimism.

1971 JNF Tu Bishvat

Israel Philharmonic releases Tu Bishvat outdoor video celebrating nature

"Here at the Israel Philharmonic, music is in our nature, and performing, especially outdoors, helps connect us to the natural world."

THE ISRAEL Philharmonic Orchestra

Two cities in Europe symbolically mark Holocaust, Tu Bishvat with trees

"We are fighting against anyone who's ever said that we don't need to remember, that we can forget. We cannot, it is our duty," said the German mayor.

Park-goers play chess at the chess tables donated by the Israeli embassy in Kiev to mark 30 years to Israeli-Ukrainian diplomatic ties, January 28, 2021.

COVID lockdown violations plague ultra-Orthodox community over Tu Bishvat

Infection rates in the ultra-Orthodox community remain more than double that of the general population.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX men – one masked, one not – are seen in the haredi enclave of Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York, on October 6.

COVID lockdown violations plague ultra-Orthodox community over Tu Bishvat

Infection rates in the ultra-Orthodox community remain more than double that of the general population.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX men – one masked, one not – are seen in the haredi enclave of Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York, on October 6.

Olive tree selected as Israel's 'national tree' by KKL-JNF

The Olive trees in Israel have been around for centuries if not millennia.

THE ANCIENT olive tree in Jerusalem’s Garden of Gethsemane.

Pascale's Kitchen: Candied citrus peels

This year, instead of throwing away the peels after we eat the fruit, I decided to make candied peels, which can be used to adorn cakes, or be eaten alone as a snack.

Candied citrus peels