Israel's First Tu B'Shevat Tree Planting

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Ze’ev Yavetz, a Polish-born educator who made aliyah in 1888 and settled in Zichron Ya’akov, marked Tu B'Shevat in 1890 by taking his students to plant trees and established a core practice for the Land of Israel and worldwide for the holiday. This item reveals his role and his thinking.

 

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Topic
  • Zionism
  • Israel - The Land
  • History
  • Jewish Tradition
Setting
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Teen Engagement
  • After School and Beyond

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