by Debbie Gutfreund
by Riva Kent
In honor of Tu B’Shvat, insights from trees.
by Rabbi Mordechai Becher
A comprehensive overview on the Jewish view of Nature and the human being’s responsibility to the environment.
by Benjamin Elterman
Test your knowledge about this environmentally-focused festival.
by Rabbi Menachem Levine
Why does Tu B’Shvat, the celebration of the New Year for the Trees, fall in the dead of winter?
by Adam Ross
Learning wisdom from the trees.
Wisdom for living, garnered from the trees and fruits of Israel.
by Tzvi Nightingale
The holiday of trees celebrates the essence of life and Creation: giving.
by Rabbi Binyamin Feldman
Waking up to an awe-inspiring world.
by Jonah S.C. Muskat-Brown
Tu B’Shvat, Purim and Passover correspond to three phases of life.
by Dina Coopersmith
Understanding the deeper connection between Miriam, Tu B'Shvat and celebrating the New Moon.
by Karen Wolfers Rapaport
Tu B’Shvat symbolizes the beginning of the transition from enslavement to redemption.
6 lessons in honor of Tu B’Shvat, the birthday of the trees.
Like the trees in the depth of winter, we have the power to emerge from darkness and blossom.
by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
The spiritual significance of the month of Shvat.
Spiritual lessons from trees, for Tu B’Shvat.
by Rabbi Naphtali Weisz
The Jewish imperative to use environmental knowledge for the benefit of humanity.
by Rabbi Ephraim Nisenbaum
In a rut? Don’t despair, Tu B'Shvat is here.
by Nesanel Yoel Safran
We can learn alot of things from trees. One thing is patience.
by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin
Fruit and human beings share a similar essence: they both reveal only a fraction of their hidden potential.
Man is entrusted with the proper management of the world. We may not stand aside and watch the world being destroyed.
by Avi Geller
The tree as a metaphor for personal growth.
by Rabbi Yossi Ives
Judaism has a balanced and reasoned approach to environmental issues that could be a source of pride to Jews and a source of inspiration to the non-Jewish world.
by Yaffa Ganz
Discovering the treasure of the trees.
by Rabbi Menachem Weiman
Each month of the Hebrew calendar contains mystical meaning. Shvat teaches us about the wellsprings of wisdom.
Tu B'Shvat, the holiday of fruit trees, recalls the Garden of Eden, and the human quest for spiritual refinement.
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
The Torah compares a person to a tree. Roots, branches, leaves. What's the connection?
by Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen
Men and women like myself, who are unable to have children, should not feel that they are incomplete Jews.
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