Op-Ed: Tu b’Shvat and the case for eco-Zionism
By Shaul Goldstein JERUSALEM (JTA) – The rabbinic tract Midrash Kohelet Raba tells us that when G-d created Adam, He took him to see each…
Holidays
On Tu b’Shvat, seeds of growth and change
By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — For the last three years, I’ve celebrated Tu b’Shvat — the Jewish New Year of the Trees — by…
Holiday magic at Talmud Torah
by Regan Naomi Treewater-Lipes (EJNews) – Once a year something spectacular, extraordinary, and truly magical occurs within the walls of Talmud Torah School. As Jewish families far and…
Highlights of Chanukah at Edmonton Menorah Academy
Students at Menorah Academy in Edmonton celebrated Chanukah last month at school in a variety of fun and interesting ways – with songs, latkes, sufganiyot,…
Homemade Granola Bars for Tu Bishvat
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) — I had not even heard of Tu b’Shvat until college, when I attended a seder celebrating the holiday. And…