Judaism has an unusual relationship with time. We don’t observe just one New Year: we mark four. The Mishnah (Rosh Hashanah 1:1) teaches that there is a New Year for kings and festivals, one for ...
Perelman Jewish Day School students marked Tu B’Shvat with a seder, using fruits, symbols, songs and stories. Students also collected quarters for classroom “quarter collection trees,” raising funds ...
Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees, is often celebrated simply: fruit on the table, blessings over figs and dates, and a nod to nature in the middle of winter. For those who do things a bit ...