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7 Ways to Celebrate Tu BiShvat – Even in the Winter

For many of us, Tu BiShvat, the Jewish holiday that celebrates trees and the earth, falls in the middle of the coldest, snowiest part of the year. Nonetheless, here are seven ways you can celebrate the new year of the trees and planet Earth

Three rows of small dollops of merengue with a chocolate chip atop each one

Date and Nut Dainties

Recipe by

The Garden City Jewish Center Sisterhood

Dainty date and nut morsels are perfect on Tu BiShvat!

Crusty Olive Bread

Recipe by

Jan Rood-Ojalvo

What could make a crusty loaf of artisanal bread even better? Olives!

I am familiar with a Passover seder, but what is a Tu BiShvat seder?

Answered by

Rabbi Victor S. Appell

Tu BiShvat (Hebrew for the 15^th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat) is the new year of the trees.

Galilee Diary: Such a winter's day

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

Observations on a winter's day walk in Israel.

Tu BiShvat: Happy Birthday, You Beautiful Trees!

Cantor Rollin Simmons

My commute to work every morning is not typical. I drive through the Roaring Fork Valley with majestic, now snow-covered, mountains on my left and my right. The sky is often a clear, bright blue, and the sun glimmers off the powdery snow that shifts in the wind. I am the cantor at the Aspen Jewish Congregation, and I certainly feel blessed to live and work in such a beautiful place. This quote from Isaiah is particularly fitting for this part of the country, as the people here are very in touch with the nature around them - often finding their spiritual center while skiing a run or hiking in the hills.