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Dried fruits are prepared for a Tu B’Shevat holiday celebration in Meron, in northern Israel, on Jan. 20, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

IDF distributes 10 tons of dried fruits, nuts to soldiers for holiday of Tu...

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In honor of the Tu B’Shevat holiday—the day on the Hebrew calendar marking the “New Year for Trees”—Israel’s Defense Ministry purchased 10 tons of nuts and dried fruits to distribute to Israeli soldiers across...
A mega-celebration of Tu B’Shevat, sponsored by the Israeli-American Council, will take place beginning on Friday, Jan. 18, and ending on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. Credit: IAC.

Israeli-American Council to celebrate Tu B’Shevat with families, students nationwide

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The Israeli-American Council (IAC) will put down new roots across America for a first-of-its-kind, national “Israeli-style” event this weekend marking Tu B’Shevat, also known as the “New Year for Trees.” This mega-celebration of the holiday...
Canadian Jewish soldiers in Palestine with workers and children from Ben Shemen on Tu B'Shvat in 1919. The sign quotes from Leviticus: "When you come to the Land, you shall plant...” Photo courtesy of Israeldailypicture.com

The Little-known Christian, Nebraskan roots of Tu B’Shvat

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It’s a little-known quirk of timing and history that the transformation of Tu B’Shvat, which in 2017 fell on Feb. 11, from an obscure Kabbalistic holiday to its current incarnation can trace its origins...

Today is Tu BiShvat

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Every winter, just as we start to think about spring, a minor holiday comes along. Minor enough that not all of us know what it means or how it came to be. Tu Bishvat first...