Tu bishvat in israel

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

“These photographs document a tradition that continues today and connects generations and Jewish communities around the world,” Sinai said.

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

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PEOPLE PLANT trees ahead of the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat on January 31, 2026.

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Granola and dried fruit pack, Egoz Hakfar

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A blessed day, a day of blessing

The very act of blessing is like a tree whose saplings give more and more fruit and shade. The more blessing we bring into the world, the more blessed the world will be.

Recent immigrants celebrate Tu Bishvat by planting trees in Yatir Forest near Arad in the 1990s

On Tu Bishvat, Jews plant trees the government will uproot

Rabbinical students take a stand against demolitions in Umm al-Hiran

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

IDF soldiers with disabilities celebrate Tu Bishvat

For the soldiers who are part of the Special in Uniform program, the Tu Bishvat holiday is a time to receive new inspiration.

Special in Uniform participants and volunteers plant a tree in honor of Tu Bishvat

Tropical fruits given to Rivlin at Tu Bishvat ceremony

The holiday begins on Friday evening.

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.

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

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

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.

JPost reader Tu Bishvat photos

Photo Gallery: JPost readers' Tu Bishvat photos

JPost reader Tu Bishvat photos

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