Trees

In the kitchen with Henny: Lemon recipes to brighten winter

Discover simple lemon recipes that turn chilly days into bright, flavorful moments.

Lemon Beef and stir-fry.
View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

THE DOGWOOD TREEHOUSE.

A once-in-a-lifetime getaway among the treehouses of the Great Smoky Mountains

Members of a delegation fo 250 state legislators from 50 US states plant saplings at Park Ofakim after a ceremony by KKL-JNF.

US lawmakers from 50 states plant trees in city raided by Hamas on Oct. 7


Negev crisis: Seeing the forest for the trees - editorial

On the one hand, Israel has every right to exert its sovereignty within its territory. On the other, Bedouins see the tree-planting on land they use for farming as part of a campaign to expel them.

 Bedouin women gesture as they stand by an Israeli policeman during a protest against forestation at the Negev desert village of Sawe al-Atrash, southern Israel

Tu Bishvat: Planting trees in Israel

This story is dedicated, on his first Yahrzeit, to the great collector Ezra Goredesky z”l, a friend for 40 years.

 SEASONAL DRAWING, Ze’ev Raban, ‘Moadim.’

Tu Bishvat: There's Jewish tradition in trees

According to Jewish mystic tradition, Tu Bishvat is the day when God renews sustenance and the life cycle of trees (when the sap starts to rise).

 MANY PIOUS Jews hold a Tu Bishvat Seder, an ancient tradition upheld in Safed. Pictured: Seder in Meron, last January.

An update on Methuselah, Israel's palm tree from a 2,000-year-old seed

Methuselah remains in his permanent home in the Arava Institute research park on Kibbutz Ketura.

 A picture of Methuselah taken on November 28, 2021.

Negev tree planting: After third day, violent encounters, tractors to pull out

Ra'am has threatened the coalition over the issue • Ze'ev Elkin called Mansour Abbas's use of political pressure "legitimate," but said they don't need Ra'am's permission.

KKL-JNF plants trees near the Gaza border

Ra’am threatens coalition crisis over Negev tree planting

Ra’am and Joint List MKs have been protesting tree planting in the Negev, claiming the saplings were planted on the property of the al-Atrash family, not state land.

MK Mansour Abbas (Ra'am), October 4, 2021.

Tu Bishvat, and a message of hope

It is surprising that Tu Bishvat, the celebration of a “New Year for the Trees,” falls in the middle of the winter.

 A TU BISHVAT table filled with fruits and nuts.

Storm Carmel: Man in critical condition after being hit by tree

Winds, slippery condition cause havoc on roads • Adverse weather to continue today

 A tree was knocked down on a man due to Carmel storm winds.

KKL-KNF spreads holiday cheer to Christians across Israel

KKL-JNF distributed Christmas trees to organizations across Israel on Tuesday.

 KKL-JNF distribution of Christmas trees to Christian organizations across Israel, December 14, 2021.

Holocaust 'Children's Tree' descendant to be planted in NYC

The silver maple tree descends from a tree secretly planted by children at the Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Holocaust.

 A silver maple tree (illustrative.)