Tu B'shvat, stands for 15th day of the month of Shvat is marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees. Commonly known as Tu Bishvat, this day marks the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.

We mark the 15th of Shevat by eating fruit, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. On this day we remember that “man is a tree of the field” (Deuteronomy 20:19), and reflect on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analogue.

In our classrooms we are busy with art work - creating pictures of trees. The Elementary class is working with seedlings of new plants. Elementary also worked on producing natural colors from fruits and vegetables, and all our children are using the natural colors for painting. Last - children are working on their Granuala Jars and decorating them.