Wednesday marks Tu B’Shevat — the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which is known as “the New Year for Trees.” It is the time of year when the earliest-blooming trees in the land of Israel start to flower. It is the custom to reflect on our relationship with nature and to enjoy fruit, especially the olives, dates, grapes, figs, and pomegranates that are named in the Torah.
At JHE we are celebrating the holiday — as we did last year — with photos that show how images of fruit and trees figure in to Jewish decorative art: in synagogues, on gravestones, and as part of ritual objects.
2 comments on “For Tu B’Shevat 2018 — Trees and Fruit in Jewish art”
Lovely photos – thank you for sharing them with us!
some people will do also…blooming by hope