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Cut fresh pomegranates and seeds on a table alongside apples and a honey jar.

Jewish Holidays Cheat Sheet

1297 About the Hebrew Calendar and the Holidays (Holy Days) Why are Jewish holidays always changing dates? Jewish...

Hanukkah, Holiday How To, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Holidays Toolbox, Passover, Purim, Religion, Rosh Hashanah, Simchat Torah, Tu Bishvat, Yom Kippur

Greek Yogurt Parfait with Fresh Figs

This recipe was deveoped back in 2012 to celebrate the first year of Erin Gleeson’s website, The Forest...

Dairy, Other Holidays Food, Recipes, Tu Bishvat

Why My Jewish Kids Love their Advent Calendars

I was at Trader Joe’s the other day and bought an advent calendar. For my dog. While this does make me...

Parenting Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories, Tu Bishvat, Young Kids

Tu Bishvat: Interfaith Friendly, Jewish in Nature

1186 Republished January 12, 2011. My family never really celebrated Tu Bishvat, though I do have faint...

Other Holidays, Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat Marbella Chicken with Nutty Barley Pilaf

Tu Bishvat is a celebration of the connections we have to nature and the new year of trees. When it comes to...

Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Recipes, Tu Bishvat

A Snowstorm, My Pup, and a Moment to Celebrate Nature

It’s Tu Bishvat. The Birthday of the Trees. Hooray trees?!? It is wonderful and important to honor this special...

Other Holidays, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Stories, Tu Bishvat

Coming Clean with Your Toddler on Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat is a really beautiful holiday; a new year for the trees. It is a time to think about the earth, and...

Pop Culture, Tu Bishvat

Kids’ Books that Matter: Enter the Land and Plant/Tu Bishvat, the Birthday of the Trees

700 December 30, 2013 When I was a girl, I spent many weekends at my grandmother’s house. She had a HUGE...

Books, Tu Bishvat, Young Kids

Four Worlds, Four People: Tu Bishvat Seder With Meaning

1293 January 16, 2013 As a Jewish communal professional working with graduate students, the timeline of...

Books, Tu Bishvat

$8 Salad: Composed for Tu Bishvat

$8 Salad: Composed for Tu Bishvat 1339 January 10, 2013 A version of this article was previously published...

Other Holidays, Recipes, Tu Bishvat

Why Tu Bishvat is the Tree Holiday

1367 January 2, 2013 In Jewish tradition, the tree is the symbol of life. The Torah is referred to as Etz...

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Reading With Kids: Tu Bishvat

1297 February 3, 2012 With Tu Bishvat right around the corner, we sat down with two kids books that your...

Books, Tu Bishvat, Young Kids

Three Tu Bishvat Haggadot

147 January 20, 2012 Originally published on The Velveteen Rabbi. Reprinted with permission of the author. The...

Tu Bishvat, Young Kids

Tu Bishvat Seders

January 20, 2012 So you’re interested in celebrating Tu Bishvat. Many of us didn’t grow up celebrating...

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Backyard Bounty for a Tu Bishvat Seder

1172 Jan. 29, 2009 LOS ANGELES (JTA)–Planning a birthday party for your trees this Tu Bishvat? Celebrating...

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What is Tu Bishvat Anyway?

1297 Every winter, just as we start to think about spring, a minor holiday comes along. Minor enough...

Jewish Holidays, Other Holidays, Tu Bishvat

Christmas Tu Bishvat Trees Melding Holidays Serves Environmental Needs

512 This article is reprinted with permission of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Visit www.jta.org. LOS...

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Tu Bishvat: the greening of Judaism

Available in on-screen reading friendly (PDF) and printer-friendly, downloadable (PDF) versions. This beautiful...

Booklets, Tu Bishvat

A Tale for Tu Bishvat

1401 January 22, 2015 This fun and educational video from our partners at G-dcast tells a story and honors...

Tu Bishvat, Young Kids

It’s Time to Employ Judaism to Speak for the World’s Trees

936 Originally published Dec, 2003. Republished February 1, 2012. This article is reprinted with permission...

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