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Tu Bishvat In Israel

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    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.

  • The Seven Species, whose fruits are traditionally eaten on Tu Bishvat

    Christians plant trees in Israel on Tu Bishvat

    Israel365 helps evangelicals fortify West Bank settlements.

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    KKL Finland Celebrates Tu Bishvat and its 100th Anniversary

    Over 100 people attend a KKL Finland Gala Evening on February 3, which took place at the Jewish Community Center in Helsinki.

  • PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN and his wife, Nechama, pose with members of the OneFamily community, whom th

    Tropical fruits given to Rivlin at Tu Bishvat ceremony

    The holiday begins on Friday evening.

    By GREER FAY CASHMAN

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    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?

    By JOANNA SHEBSON

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    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.

    By Lidar Gravé-Lazi

  • Time for Tu Bishvat

    Here are a few places to visit during the holiday.

    By MEITAL SHARABI

  • Tradition Today: Talking Tu Bishvat

    What is actually the origin of this day – which is really not a ‘holiday’ at all, just a date on the calendar?

    By RABBI REUVEN HAMMER

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    Deconstructing Tu Bishvat

    The problem is that all ancient Jewish sources are silent regarding this holiday – at least as a holiday.

    By RABBI ARI KAHN

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    School girls killed by Jordanian soldier remembered at tree-planting ceremony

    While they were at the Island of Peace in Naharayim, Ahmed Daqamseh, a Jordanian soldier in an observation tower, opened fire, killing the seven girls and wounding 13 others, including one teacher.

    By GREER FAY CASHMAN

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    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.

    By RABBI BENJI LEVY

  • BORDER POLICEMEN plant trees for Tu Bishvat in the Arazim Valley near Jerusalem in 2013.

    Tu Bishvat: The ‘giving’ trees

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

    By YONATAN SREDNI

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    Better energy: Tree-sonous value gap

    Tu Bishvat is a time for a green audit of our lives. And the truth is that we, the Jewish people, suck.

    By YOSEF I. ABRAMOWITZ

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