What is Tu B’shvat? A guide to Judaism’s most underrated holiday
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Fast Forward ‘We will rise from the dust’: Ahead of Tu BiShvat, Israelis and Jews worldwide plant trees in memory of Oct. 7 victims
Planting trees is an annual tradition on Tu BiShvat, which falls this year on Wednesday night and Thursday
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Fast Forward Worried you won’t be able to rent a snorkel on Tu B’shvat? This Hawaiian chain has you covered
Snorkel Bob’s prides itself on being open every day, even during the Jewish celebration of trees
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Fast Forward Activists use Tu B’shvat to raise money for protesters against Atlanta’s Cop City
Opponents say the planned $90 million training facility will destroy a forested area and increasingly militarize police
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News As MLK Day and Tu B’Shvat coincide, a ‘really special’ opportunity to pursue justice
On March 29, 1968, less than a week before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis to support a strike by Black sanitation workers who were exposed to hazardous chemicals and dirty air and water on a daily basis — far more often than their white counterparts, and for far less pay. That…
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Community We must approach the challenge of Tu B’Shvat with vision and strength
After four tumultuous years, many Americans saw Inauguration Day as a turning point for our nation. The swearing-in of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and a new Congress marks a new chapter in U.S. history, but it should not — and can not — be seen as a “return to normalcy.” There is…
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Community On Tu B’Shvat, why trees are the urban infrastructure project we desperately need
In 2021, we need to heed the tenets of Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish “New Year of the Trees,” perhaps more now than any time in our history. Humans have always relied on nature — forests, watersheds, meadows, rivers, lakes and oceans — to create and provide a safe and viable habitat for humans and critters…
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Community What COVID taught me about Tu B’Shvat
Smirking from behind my mask, I inaudibly mumbled in the direction of a stranger passing by with his nose sticking out atop his: “Did you know that your nostrils are a part of your respiratory system?” It was a moment of disbelief for me. What’s so hard about wearing your mask properly? I can’t keep…
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