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

Tu Bishvat: Trees in Jerusalem & the Judean Hills

A census of Jerusalem trees undertaken seven years ago by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel reported that some 4,900 trees in the city that are at least a half-century old.

JANUARY 21, 2021ByDAVID GEFFEN
THE ANCIENT olive tree in Jerusalem’s Garden of Gethsemane.

Because of the trees - opinion

It is believed that sooner or later the number of MKs will grow from 120 to at least 140.

DECEMBER 27, 2020BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
THE KNESSET – is bigger better?

Trees and life

Trees play an important role throughout the Bible, beginning with the Garden of Eden and its tree of life and tree of knowledge of good and bad (Genesis 2:9).

DECEMBER 6, 2020ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
‘And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom’ (Genesis 32:4) Vayishlah, Genesis 32:4-36:43, is read on December 5.

Drones plant trees from the sky after US wildfires

Heatwaves and dry-lightning coincided with drier conditions that climate scientists blame on global warming.

DECEMBER 1, 2020ByREUTERS
A wind driven wildfire in the hills of Canyon Country north of Los Angeles, California

Hugging a tree in Israel to beat the coronavirus blues

At the park, about 15 km (nine miles) north of Tel Aviv, tree-huggers such as Barbara Grant heeded the advice during a tour arranged by the Authority.

JULY 13, 2020ByREUTERS
A woman takes part in a campaign by Israel's Nature and Parks Authority calling on people to join sightseeing tours and find comfort in tree hugging amid a spike in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jerusalem July 9, 2020

This week in Jerusalem: End of game

What has been going on in Israel's capital the past week?

APRIL 30, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
THE MOVEMENT for Quality Government was barred from projecting a political message on the Old City walls. Pictured: A Hanukkah light show that was welcomed on the walls.

Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Partnership, faith and humility

Man has the choice of being passive, enjoying the world as a guest, or being active and creative.

APRIL 30, 2020ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Almond trees blossom on the Golan Heights

Deloitte US Plants Grove of Trees in Israel in honor of Deloitte Israel

“I am grateful to my Deloitte US colleagues for this donation and the chance to share our celebration with JNF-USA.” said Ilan Birnfeld, Deloitte Israel CEO and Chairman.

FEBRUARY 15, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Yatir Forest on the southern slopes of Mount Hebron, on the edge of the Negev Desert

Celebrating Tu Bishvat, New Year for the trees

Tu Bishvat is one of the Jewish festivals that is uniquely tied to the Land of Israel and is widely celebrated here by Jews – religious and secular – while less well known or marked in the Diaspora.

FEBRUARY 9, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
The almond tree and its blossom, according to the Haggadah, have a special significance for Tu Bishvat

Olga Kisseleva's art exhibition Trees Talking combines art and science

“Trees speak the same language,” she notes, “which is different from humans.”

FEBRUARY 7, 2020ByBARRY DAVIS
Olga Kisseleva art exhibition Trees talking at Negev Art Museum