As the sun sets Sunday night, the New Year of the Trees begins in the Jewish faith. Tu B’Shevat is akin to Jewish Earth Day, said Rabbi Daniel Swartz of Temple Hesed in Scranton. Literally meaning the ...

Judaism has an unusual relationship with time. We don’t observe just one New Year: we mark four. The Mishnah (Rosh Hashanah 1:1) teaches that there is a New Year for kings and festivals, one for ...

Tu B’Shvat is one of 4 new years in Jewish Tradition. Celebrated on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, this holiday gives us a chance to think about and celebrate the earth. Beginning with the ...

Tu B’Shvat is once again on the horizon. The holiday marks the winding down of winter and the arrival of spring in the Land of Israel. The different seasons remind us that change is the way of the ...

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In the Gemara in Rosh Hashanah (14a), we are told that once Tu B’Shevat has arrived, the majority of the rain for the year has fallen. Rashi explains that this is also when the sap–the life force that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rabbi Barry Marks Tomorrow on the Jewish calendar is a minor holiday, but one that, in our current circumstances, has great ...

My Israeli-born friend, Ofer Raveh, assures me that Tu B’Shevat is celebrated and important in the Jewish state. “Trees are planted everywhere,” he told me. “And we eat fruits, especially from the ...

The seven species enjoyed at a seder honoring the Jewish new year for the trees also provide a moving metaphor for strengthening community. LOS ANGELES (JTA) — For the last three years, I’ve ...

Orthodox Jews are known to be deeply attached to religious rituals. Their days are filled with them. In addition to the three daily prayers, some observant Jewsmake it a point to recite at least 100 ...