Tu Bishvat: From tax to hope, from the tree to the human being – opinion

Feb 1, 2026 8:00 pm | JPost Op-Eds

Israeli kids plant trees for the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat in Haifa on February 9, 2017. Tu Bishvat is also called literally "New Year of the Trees." In contemporary Israel the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day and trees are planted in celebration. (photo credit: YOSSI ZELIGER/FLASH90)
In days of local and global upheaval, Tu Bishvat invites us to pause, to look closely, and to remember: the world has been entrusted to us.
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