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The trees’ hidden hope: A 2026 reflection on Tu Bishvat - opinion

This year, wherever in the world you find yourself as you gaze outside on Tu Bishvat, look not only at the trees themselves, but rather at the hope and promise that lie within.

|ByGAEL GRUNEWALD
PEOPLE PLANT trees ahead of the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat on January 31, 2026.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN emblazoned on Austrian stamp, 2018.

This week in Jewish history: 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' published

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

|BySTEVEN DRUCKER
Renee Binstock with her sons

A moment for celebration: 105 years young

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
SENAI GUEDALIA, widow of soldier Yosef Malachi Guedalia who was killed in the Kfar Aza area on October 7, marks her late husband’s 24th birthday and lights the first Hanukkah candle at his grave, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

Who is holy in the Jewish faith? - opinion

The best place to examine Jewish holiness would be to look at the path blazed by Avraham, the first Jew and founding father of the Jewish people.

|ByDORON PEREZ

A living memorial

Beit Harav Kook marks the religious giant’s 80th yahrzeit.

AUGUST 23, 2015ByGIL STERN STERN ZOHAR
A historic photo hanging in the ‘beit midrash’ (study hall) depicts Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hacohen Kook giving a talk

Wanted: Two chief rabbis, down and dirty

It is no easy task to be the rabbi of this diverse, demanding, distinctive community of Israel. But if you dare to run for the office, you had better be prepared to meet that challenge.

MARCH 8, 2013ByRABBI STEWART WEISS
311_Amar and Metzger at Joseph's Tomb