What Is Tu BiShvat? Learn About the New Year of the Trees

After the whirlwind of Hanukkah and the secular New Year, things may currently feel more slow or gloomy, but we actually have a meaningful though often overlooked Jewish holiday coming up: Tu BiShvat! Also known as the New Year of the Trees (or in Hebrew Rosh Hashanah La’illanot), Tu BiShvat 2024 will occur from sundown […]

Delicious & Creative Seven Species Recipes for Tu BiShvat

The Jewish holiday of Tu BiShvat celebrates the natural bounty of the Land of Israel, and there is a common tradition to eat from the Seven Species which are described in the Hebrew Bible and are indigenous to Israel: wheat, barley, grapes (or wine), figs, pomegranates, olives (or olive oil), and dates (or date honey). […]