Ahead of Tu Bishvat | Rabbi urges: Don't eat dried fruit from Turkey Rabbi Yitzhak Yakubovich, rabbi of the Drom Hasharon Regional Council, urges his students to avoid consuming fruits grown and ...

Serve fresh fruits and nuts for Tu Bishvat instead of sugared dried fruits that contain chemicals and artificial colors.

• Tu Bishvat (“15th of Shvat”) is the New Year of the Trees and was used in ancient Israel to calculate the age of fruit trees for the purposes of tithing.

17. Why is Tu Bishvat becoming more popular today? The holiday involves Israel, nature, God, fruits, brachot, the environment, and more. 18. How are people like “a tree in the field?” ...

Learn how to make Pear Bread Pudding, Almond Cakes, Radicchio Salad, Carrot Kohlrabi Slaw and a Tu Bishvat Fruit and Nut Platter.

Fruit platters are perfect for celebrating Tu Bishvat. Traditionally dried fruits and nuts are served because in the old days there wasn’t much fresh fruit at this time of year. Today people ...