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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

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

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
Granola and dried fruit pack, Egoz Hakfar

Nuts, snacks and treats: We’re getting ready for Tu Bishvat

A surprise box, and a surprise bag: Tu Bishvat celebrations by Egoz Hakfar.

|ByYANIV GRANOT/WALLA!

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?

JANUARY 21, 2016ByJOANNA SHEBSON
On the bike ride in Adullam Park

Bringing nature home

Tu Bishvat brings nature to the heart of our homes – to the dining table, where we spend our time eating, reflecting, catching up and arguing with our nearest and dearest.

JANUARY 21, 2016ByRUTH JUDAH
Tu Bishvat in Chana’s Art Room

Deconstructing Tu Bishvat

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

JANUARY 21, 2016ByRABBI ARI KAHN
Tu Bishvat

Jerusalemites: Malka's story

FEBRUARY 25, 2015ByKAROLINA CHOJNACKA
The Jerusalem Post

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.

FEBRUARY 3, 2015ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Youth with the citrus fruits they picked from trees as part of Leket Israel's Project Citrus Rescue for Tu Bishvat