Trees

What is the connection between Zionism and planting trees in Israel?

Trees have repeatedly been destroyed by war, fires, and other causes, but we have always planted again as an expression of Jewish resilience and rebuilding.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
‘MAN IS like the tree of the field.’
Ayalon Canada Park after the fire.

Ancient olive trees damaged in wildfires given new life, rehabilitated into bonsai trees

The rehabilitated trees will eventually be displayed to the public at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens in Givat Ram and at KKL-JNF's Eshtaol Nursery.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Plan of forest to be planted in Mendoza, Argentina by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund in memory of those murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023.

KKL-JNF to plant forest in Argentina in memory of those murdered at Nova music festival

Tree planting has already begun near the city, and the site, which will also include a memorial for the victims, is expected to be inaugurated in October 2026.

|ByRAMI SHANI
Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Life-changing app identifies trees and flowers

One man's transformative experience with the PictureThis app.

JUNE 6, 2022ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
White daffodils at the Nov Meadow Nature Reserve

'Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree'

Opinion: Luke Hilton explains HaYovel's largest project to date - "Greening Israel."

APRIL 29, 2022ByLUKE HILTON
The Greening Israel team plants a tree

75 reasons I love Israel (in no particular order) - opinion

Remember that when we were crossing the sea after the Exodus, some looked down and only saw the mud. They missed the miracle.

APRIL 28, 2022ByBARBARA SOFER
3. TAMAR – BEAUTY and sustenance: Collecting dates from palm trees.

Christians to plant trees in ‘fulfillment of biblical prophecy’

Watch: The Greening Israel Project

MARCH 25, 2022ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
The Greening Israel team overlook a tree-planting site in Samaria

Controversial tree plantings on disputed land to resume

Government okays NIS 5.2b. plan for Bedouin communities in the Negev

MARCH 14, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Israeli police officers clash with Bedouins during a protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the Bedouin village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, southern Israel, January 13, 2022.

Jerusalem Botanical Garden: Flowering in Israel's capital

The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens has the largest collection of plants and trees in Israel.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByDANIEL SANTACRUZ
A view of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

Four Bedouins arrested for Negev tree planting riots

The Bedouin were arrested for attacking a Jewish journalist and torching his car during riots in the Negev.

FEBRUARY 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces clash with Bedouins during protest against forestation at the Negev desert village of Sawe al-Atrash, southern Israel, January 13, 2022.

Parashat Terumah: The magnificent acacia tree

We note that as the acacia tree can be the keystone to certain ecosystems, the Torah is the keystone to the Jewish people.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
Tree (illustrative).

Israel to plant 450,000 trees in cities in effort to counter effects of climate change

The plan, which is predicted to cost about 2.25 billion shekels, or $716 million, will be carried out between now and 2040.

JANUARY 24, 2022BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
A man walks on a tree-lined sidewalk near the Valley of the Cross park in Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 2018.

Letters to the Editor January 17, 2022: National pastime

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JANUARY 16, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters