Israel has a festival for planting trees, which is called Tu Bishvat, which is also known as the New Year for trees. The term “Tu Bishvat: comes from the Jewish date, meaning the 15th of Shvat ...

Tu Bishvat (New Year of the Trees), which falls this year on February 13. We mark the day by eating fruit from the Seven Species for which the Land of Israel is praised – wheat, barley ...

The Talmud’s discussion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, also mentions a special New Year just for trees. This Jewish Arbor Day, called Tu B’Shvat, falls on the 15th of the Hebrew month of ...

Jewish people celebrate Tu BiShvat on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot, which translates to "New Year of the Trees." The day is celebrated as ...

The Jewish Secular Community of Cleveland will host “Tu Bishvat Shabbat: A Journey into Waste Reduction 101” from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Stonehill Auditorium at the ...

Local groups and congregations have are celebrating the Jewish New Year for the Trees, which begins at sundown on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

On Tu Bishvat, the new year for the trees, this vegan barley risotto celebrates nature and supports plant-forward eating.