January 18, 2023 — Tu Bishvat takes its name from the date of its observance on the Hebrew calendar—the 15th day of the month of Sh’vat, which falls in January or February. Tu Bishvat is also known as the New Year for Trees, which is how it is described in the Mishna (Rosh Hashana 1.1) because it is the date from which the age of trees was counted, determining when fruit tithes were owed in the days of the Temple. This date was selected because trees flowered after it. In Israel, where the winters are relatively mild, the date also marks the beginning of the tree-planting season.

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February 3, 2025 —

"The earth nurtures me..."

February 3, 2025 —

Imagining the human as tree

March 21, 2022 — There are many trees mentioned in the Bible. Here is a list of some of them and where you can find them. 

February 3, 2025 —

"the trees and we, too, did bloom"

May 18, 2022 — This resolution on the environment was adopted by the Reconstructionist movement in the 1980s.

January 29, 2025 —

A Tu B'Shvat seder of fragrances for Rosh Hodesh Shevat