Tu Bishvat

Your Investments: Ran Gvili, the Exodus from Egypt, Tu Bishvat and your money

We have it great in Israel. Remember how back in the old country we celebrated by going to the dentist after cracking some teeth eating the hard, wood-tasting boxer (carob)?

Tu BiShvat.
Dried fruits.

A stew that fits every meal: The perfect recipe for Tu Bishvat

Granola and dried fruit pack, Egoz Hakfar

Nuts, snacks and treats: We’re getting ready for Tu Bishvat

The Basic Balaboosta launches Tu Bishvat candle collection celebrating trees and fungi

The Basic Balaboosta launches Tu Bishvat candle collection celebrating trees and fungi


In the Kitchen with Henny: Hope for Tu Bishvat

Given the nutty year we’re having, let’s infuse some sweetness with these fruits and embrace a Tu Bishvat that not only tantalizes our senses but also brings a ray of hope and unity into our lives.

 Granola bars

Israeli communities embrace families of October 7 victims

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

 Minyan in the Arava.

Passover: The freedom of many names

Those different names for God not only reflect God’s divergent qualities but also mirror the divergence of how we as individuals experience and understand God.

 WHAT’S IN a name?

'Stop Cop City’ activists infuse Jewish rituals into their protest against Atlanta's planned police

Comparing their worship to a mishkan, the portable sanctuary that the Israelites carried in the desert, Rabbi Rothbaum said of the protesters, “They go to shul at ‘Cop City.'”

People participate in a Stop Asian Hate rally at Liberty Plaza, next to the Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, March 20, 2021, in this still image from drone video obtained via social media.

Grapevine: Wherefore PM’s residence?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Street sign for the road on which the prime minister's residence lies.

Lapid: Israeli Knesset's 74th birthday may be its last

Benny Gantz condemned calls to take up arms and other inciting comments and encouraged the Israeli public instead to protest in every way that the law allows.

 Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid is seen addressing the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 6, 2023.

New Israeli town near Gaza border set to bring in 500 families to region

The new town, currently named "Hanun," will be located in the Sdot Negev Regional Council, adjacent to the northern Gaza Strip.

IDF troops face Palestinian protesters over the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip on March 30, a year after they began the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations

Israel’s top five eco-destinations

Jewish people around the world recognize Tu BiShvat, the “Original Earth Day with acts of environmentalism and tree planting.

 American students plant trees in Israel with JNF-USA (Credit Mruwka Photography)

Tu Bishvat: Protecting the environment is a Jewish value - opinion

This Tu Bishvat, let us remember that preserving and protecting the natural beauty of our world is a core Jewish value and a fundamental element of who we are as a people.

 Storm projections

In the Kitchen with Henny: Fruits of our land

When I was growing up in New York, Tu Bishbat was celebrated minimally. In Israel, it’s celebrated with a Seder at a table laden with brilliant colors of fresh fruit, nuts, breads and wine.

 Fresh winter-fruit salad