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.

|ByOFEK MEIR
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

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

|ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Pascale's Kitchen: Tu Bishvat delicacies

Pascale's Kitchen: Tu Bishvat delicacies

The festive meal, involves lots of sweet and savory dishes, including dried fruits, halvah, special holiday cookies and candies shaped as children and animals. After, a festive meat meal is served.

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

Grapevine: Friedman plants a tree

As part of the extended Tu Bishvat activities, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman planted a tree in the grounds of the US Embassy.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Keren Kayemet L'Israel invites nation's youth to celebrate Tu B'Shvat

Monday's gathering was within the framework of a week of Tu B'Shvat oriented activities that included the planting of trees in the Lahav Forest in the southern part of the country.

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin with three generations of artichokes growers

'What to do' ideas in Israel for Tu Bishvat

Need plans for Tu Bishvat? Look no further

FEBRUARY 6, 2020ByMEITAL SHARABI
KKL-JNF Child plants tree sapling

Pascale’s Kitchen: Tu Bishvat is here!

Tasty treats for the holiday of trees.

JANUARY 19, 2019ByPASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN
PASTA WITH HERBS

Time for Tu Bishvat

Here are a few places to visit during the holiday.

JANUARY 17, 2019ByMEITAL SHARABI
KIBBUTZ YEHIAM

Reclaiming Service: Planting the seeds of Jewish values

This story highlights the importance of thoughtfulness, forward thinking and generosity. At the same time, it underscores the very essence of Jewish continuity.

JANUARY 17, 2019ByRABBI BENJI LEVY
Jon Mitchell, 29, Raed Abu al-Kaeean, and an unnamed participant plant an olive tree sapling in the Beduin village of Umm-al-Hiran on Friday

Christians plant trees in Israel on Tu Bishvat

Israel365 helps evangelicals fortify West Bank settlements.

JANUARY 31, 2018ByBENJAMIN GLATT
The Seven Species, whose fruits are traditionally eaten on Tu Bishvat

Public invited to plant trees in Gush Etzion

The Knesset is marking Tu Bishvat and the birthday of the Knesset by holding a tree planting ceremony led by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein at the parliament's archaeological garden.

JANUARY 29, 2018ByGIL HOFFMAN
Tu BiShvat Ceremony with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin

Tu Bishvat activities

The best activities for this year's Tu Bishvat.

JANUARY 25, 2018ByMEITAL SHARABI
THE TU BISHVAT festivities at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai include honey tasting, rides on a tractor- pulled cart and a visit to a local museum

Tropical fruits given to Rivlin at Tu Bishvat ceremony

The holiday begins on Friday evening.

FEBRUARY 9, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN and his wife, Nechama, pose with members of the OneFamily community, whom they hosted at a Tu Bishvat Seder at his official residence in Jerusalem yesterday

Tu Bishvat: The ‘giving’ trees

The concept of “giving trees” has existed in the Jewish tradition for centuries.

FEBRUARY 8, 2017ByYONATAN SREDNI
BORDER POLICEMEN plant trees for Tu Bishvat in the Arazim Valley near Jerusalem in 2013.