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Galilee Diary: Why is This Night Different?

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

"Tu" (the Hebrew abbreviation of 15th) in the month of Shvat was set (Hillel's opinion generally overrules Shammai's) as the beginning of the tithable year for tree fruit: Calculating the tithe on fruit starts again for fruit that sets after that date.

Happy Tu BiShvat: Environmental Responsibility in the Berkshires

Greg Kellner

During the wintertime, I try to drive up to the Berkshires as much as possible. As an assistant director at URJ Crane Lake Camp, I don’t get so much time to enjoy all that the Berkshires has to offer during the summer

Planting and Parenting: The Lessons of Tu BiSh’vat

Rabbi Ben David

Here is the quintessential Jewish question: How do we emulate God? We are told that we were created by God. We are told that we have a divine spark within us.

How Living in Switzerland Taught Me About Anti-Jewish Bias

A. Pinsker

During the height of the recession, I moved to Switzerland. I had already lived in France, Japan, India and Israel, and traveled much of the rest of the world.

At Tu BiShvat, Digging for Spiritual Growth

Edmon J. Rodman

While my neighbors were putting their Christmas trees to the curb, in what seems like a ritual of replacement, I was preparing to plant for Tu BiShvat.

Those Who Plant Will Reap: A Tu BiShvat Lesson

Revital Belz

Tu BiShvat is a reminder that we spend our lives planting seeds. Time and effort are needed for our efforts to bear fruit. Wait patiently. One day, like the seed, we will be blessed.