Today we celebrated Tu B'Shevat at school, it's a way of saying Happy New Year or Birthday to our Trees!Customs include planting trees and eating dried fruits and nuts, especially figs, dates, raisins, carob, and almonds. In Israel, the flowering of the almond tree, which grows wild around the country, coincides with Tu Bishvat. We donate money to have new trees planted in Israel in honor of our classes. I like this special day because it helps the children understand the importance of keeping our earth filled with trees and all the things we gather from them. The children really enjoy it!
When you come to the land and you plant any tree, you shall treat its fruit as forbidden; for three years it will be forbidden and not eaten. In the fourth year, all of its fruit shall be sanctified to praise the LORD. In the fifth year, you may eat its fruit. -Leviticus 19:23-25
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