This past week, our family joined with many others from our community to plant trees in honor of Tu B’shva in Nahal Anava, near Modiin.  In addition to the trees I planted with my wife and kids, I was honored to present more than 200 trees on behalf of the generous readers of Israel365 from around the world. (If you would like to plant a tree in Israel, click here.)

Receiving our saplings and getting ready to get our hands dirty

‘The Jewish National Fund Welcomes You’ reads the sign in Hebrew

Future site of yet another JNF forest; in 7 years we won’t recognize this barren hill!

Dovid, Tzofi and I preparing the soil

Placing the pine sapling carefully in the ground

Covering the little tree with little hands

What a proud day for Dovid!

The little foresting expert helps his mom with her tree

Shaindee scouts out a good spot for her sapling

Bella poses with her handiwork which in a few years will be taller than her

A love letter placed with care offers some encouragement to Israel’s newest tree

Follow the life of an Israeli tree from its beginnings as a seed in a JNF nursery, until it takes root in the forest in this 3 minute video.