Astonishing Astral Confluence Will See Eclipse, Full Moon and Comet on Jewish Holiday
This Friday night will bring together three prophetic significant astronomical events in an astonishing astral confluence, significantly arriving on a Jewish arboreal holiday with lunar roots.
The Surprising Reason Why the New Year of the Trees Bears Universal Relevance
Sunday evening is the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, the fifteenth day of the month of Shevat, signalling the new year of the trees.
Tu B’Shvat: The Rosh HaShana of the Trees
The Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat is known as the “Rosh HaShana” or the “New Year” for trees, since it marks the beginning of the agricultural calendar year according to the Judaic tradition.
Tu B’Shvat: New Year for the Trees
This Wednesday marks a significant date in the Jewish agricultural calendar, but for most of us city-dwellers, it would have gone unnoticed if not for the Jewish people’s undying connection to the Land of Israel.
IDF Soldiers Unite with the Hebron Community it Protects (Photos)
Last week, the holiday of Tu B’shvat was celebrated in Israel (January 16). According to Jewish tradition, there are four “new years” in the calendar: the new year for the world, the new year for kings, the new year for animals and the new year for trees. In the holy city of Hebron, the community […]
Photo Essay: Rabbi Tuly and Family Planting Trees on Tu B’Shvat
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 […]
Tu B’Shvat: New Year for the Trees – and the Environment
According to Jewish tradition, there are four “new years” in the calendar: the new year for the world, the new year for kings, the new year for animals and the new year for trees. The date of the latter is disputed in rabbinic writings, but the final conclusion puts it on the fifteenth day of […]
Israel is a Renewable Light Unto the Nations
Our generation has been privileged to witness not only the miracle of the blooming of Israel’s deserts, but the emergence of the Jewish State as a global leader in environmental innovation, making the Bible come to life and, to paraphrase Isaiah, causing the Jewish people to become a “renewable” light unto the nations. While much […]
