Tu B’Shevat is a special event in the Jewish calendar (Picture: Getty) The festival of Tu B’Shevat marks the new year for trees, and is one of the major events of the Jewish calendar.

Here is everything you need to know about the date. There are four Jewish new Year celebrations with Tu B’Shevat specifically aimed at celebrating agriculture and trees. The date marks the ...

She recently told me that her group will plant trees in honor of Tu B’Shevat this week. I wonder whether this custom of planting trees has any religious significance or is it simply a nice ...

The Miracle of TuB’Shevat is that any weed-like hateful desire can be transformed into a nurturing inner tree. If you believe in the power of prayer, this physical prayer, a prayer, this is the ...

Tu Bishvat (also spelt Tu B’Shevat) is likely unknown to most outside of Judaism - so let me introduce you to one of the lesser-known Jewish holidays. This minor, one-day festival is also known ...

Tu b’Shevat, the fifteenth of the Hebrew month of Shevat, is known as the New Year of the Trees. Originally, at the time when Jews living in the land of Israel gave tithes on their produce to ...

MATTIE ETTENHEIM (Former Education Associate, Eldridge Street Synagogue): Tu B’Shevat is a holiday celebrating trees. Essentially, it's the New Year of the trees. (Speaking to children): Why is ...

This year the Jewish community will celebrate the holiday of (literally, the 15th day of the month Shevat) from sunset January 24 through sunset January 25. What is this holiday all about?