These days we are celebrating “Tu B’Shevat”; a Jewish Holiday referring to the “New Year of the Trees”.
It is a Holiday at which it is customary to eat from the variety of the fruit of the land; as blessed by God.
The holiday derives from Bible origins.
As of the establishment of the state of Israel, it has been a habit to plant trees, during the Holiday.
It is also a habit to eat dried fruit.
May you have a happy year of the trees!
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Lunada is an interactive Science museum in the southern city of Beer-Sheva. The museum was established a few years back in order to offer children, mainly up to the age of 12, to be introduced to the wonders of Science. It’s a super-friendly place, where one walks in socks or…
The holiday is celebrated on January 25, at the grave of the prophet in the village of Kfar-Yassif, near old Acre (in the north of Israel). The prophet El’hader is the second most important prophet in the Druze religion.
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