Thousands uprooted by the war in Lebanon have been unable to reach southern towns occupied by Israel, but some have tried anyway. For one man, the journey was deadly.

Fig trees also are native and grow naturally near Israel’s rivers and streams. Cypress trees, which can live for hundreds of years, also are part of the Israeli landscape, most commonly seen in ...

Edith’s Sandwich Counter, originally from Williamsburg, has breakfast sandwiches on malawach, a flaky, Yemeni flatbread ...

In celebration of Tu Bishvat, kashrus expert Rabbi Nissan Zibell of Florida compiled a list of clear guidelines on which ...

The scorched earth in Biriya Forest reflects just one of many environmental effects of nearly a year and a half of war for ...

The market on Stockdale Highway, east of California, specializes in hard to find Middle Eastern items, but a tour of the ...

It's tradition to plant trees in Israel for Tu B'Shvat. But the nonprofit that largely runs that effort is contributing to ...

a fruit tree growing in the Land of Israel is subject to a unique set of laws. The Torah prescribes that when one harvests fruit from a tree in the Land of Israel, before we savor its sweet taste ...

JTA — The trees abutting the road leading to Biriya Forest, a nature preserve in northern Israel, at first resemble spruces turning autumnal shades of red, a sight reminiscent of landscapes in ...

The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners ... I can sit looking at the tree outside the window for ...

When I was a child in Hebrew school in the early 2000s, and our teachers would offer us the opportunity to “plant a tree in Israel” on Tu B’Shvat, I was thrilled. However, I had no idea ...