The Israel Bible

Five Things Man Can Learn From a Tree

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 5, 2023 | Bible Study, Tu B'shvat

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Before I became religious I did not take public celebrations seriously, but all of my energy went into New Year’s eve. Unfortunately, that usually meant drinking to excess and little else. So when I found out that Judaism has FOUR new...

Unearthing Shevat: The Month of Trees

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 22, 2023 | Shevat, Tu B'shvat, Israel, Zechariah

By Chaim Barzel This verse from Zechariah is the very first verse in the Hebrew Bible that mentions the month of Shevat. But it’s only the second that mentions “the eleventh month.” Do you know where “the eleven month” is first mentioned? I’ll give you hint –...

What is Tu B’Shevat?

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 16, 2022 | Kedoshim, Tu B'shvat, Hebrew Language, Israel

Tu B’Shevat, the New Year for the Trees, is considered a minor festival in Judaism. There is no reference to the holiday of Tu B’Shevat in the Bible, but the Mishna (Rosh Hashana 1:1) notes that there are four distinctive New Years in the Jewish calendar:...

Tu B’Shvat: The Basics

by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 28, 2021 | Job, Community, Tu B'shvat, Israel

Despite not being specifically mentioned in the Bible, Tu B’Shvat has Biblical implications and, as the holiday that connects Jews to the land, has become massively popular in modern Israel. Tu B’Shvat is so named because it falls on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew...

Trees Standing in Defense of Israel

by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 27, 2021 | Job, Tu B'shvat, Israel

Tu B’Shvat is the Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot”, or: “New Year of the Trees.” In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological...

Tu B’Shvat: Planting Trees as Spiritual Renewal for Mankind

by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 27, 2021 | Antisemitism, Community, Isaiah, Tu B'shvat, Israel, Messiah, Temple

Tu B’Shvat, the fifteenth month of the holiday of Shevat, is, according to the Mishna (oral law), the new year for the trees. But Jews traditionally take the day as an opportunity to go out into nature to plant trees and act that has taken on a deep spiritual...