Tu Bishvat

The Korean trend arrives in Israel: Single-use skincare capsules at Super-Pharm

Super-Pharm launches the SUPERGLOW+ series – single-use Korean skincare capsules with vitamin C and hyaluronic acid. Alongside them, ten additional new products are hitting the shelves.

|BySHOVAL AZUR
SO.KO by Super-Pharm
Children arrive for the first day of school in the Israeli town of Mevaseret Zion, September 1, 2025.

Israel to ban student use of cell phones on elementary school property, starting February

“We are allowing children to return and truly meet each other, reduce external distractions, and expand the human and natural connection between students, without screens,” Kisch said.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Yitav Stream

The Jordan valley's secret: Magical tours for only NIS 10

Subsidized tours, night safaris, family camping, and bike trips: Seven weekends of attractions and experiences in the Jordan Valley at minimal cost. Starting on Tu Bishvat with special activities.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
CHECKING AN etrog for blemishes in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood, ahead of Sukkot.

Tu Bishvat and praying for the future

The notion of a winter prayer for an etrog may seem strange. We might wonder: Is this prayer still meaningful and relevant?

|ByLEVI COOPER

Rivlin celebrates Tu Bishvat with Israeli artichoke farming families

The three families heard through the grapevine that Rivlin was a great lover of the artichokes his late wife Nechama used to make.

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER
Rivlin pictured with three families of Israeli artichoke farmers

To celebrate Tu Bishvat, young Israeli artists pave the way for a greener future

Israelis use dozens of millions of plastic cups per month. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is trying to change the culture on campus.

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Stephanie Jude, Student in the Department of Ceramics and Glass Design at Bezalel Academy, smoothing the sharp glass edges using a horizontal grinding wheel at the “CupAthon” event, ahead of Tu Bishvat 2020.

Tu Bishvat trays for the holiday

Trays include handmade pastries, fruits, dry fruits, and more

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Celebrating Tu Bishvat, New Year for the trees

Tu Bishvat is one of the Jewish festivals that is uniquely tied to the Land of Israel and is widely celebrated here by Jews – religious and secular – while less well known or marked in the Diaspora.

FEBRUARY 9, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
The almond tree and its blossom, according to the Haggadah, have a special significance for Tu Bishvat

For Tu Bishvat, Isaac Herzog and injured lone soldier's mother plant tree

Planting a tree is a symbol for solidarity between communities around the world and Israel.

FEBRUARY 9, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Isaac Herzog with Hagit Hemo, mother of Ori, the lone soldier from San Diego injured in the ramming attack in Jerusalem, plant a tree with students at the San Diego Jewish Academy where Ori attended before making Aliyah and where his mother teaches Hebrew.

Grapevine: The planting of the green

FEBRUARY 8, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN embraces Irish Ambassador to Israel Kyle O’Sullivan, accompanied by his wife and three sons, after O’Sullivan presented his credentials in 2019.

Tu Bishvat – the holiday of communal entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 8, 2020ByURI CARMEL
The Seven Species, whose fruits are traditionally eaten on Tu Bishvat

Olga Kisseleva's art exhibition Trees Talking combines art and science

“Trees speak the same language,” she notes, “which is different from humans.”

FEBRUARY 7, 2020ByBARRY DAVIS
Olga Kisseleva art exhibition Trees talking at Negev Art Museum

The history of WIZO and Tu Bishvat

The connection between the Jewish New Year for the Trees and WIZO can be further illustrated through the following Tu Bishvat related stories.

FEBRUARY 7, 2020ByYONATAN SREDNI
SOWING SEEDS: The WIZO of the 1920s birthed the WIZO Executive of 2020. (Top: Kfir Sivan; Bottom: Court

The customs and traditions of Tu Bishvat

There are many customs that have arisen to remind us of the meaning of this day.

FEBRUARY 7, 2020ByDVORA WAYSMAN
Overflowing bounty at Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market.