I was told on more than one occasion growing up that Tu B’Shevat was “the Jewish Earth Day” and “a Jewish Hippie Holiday.” I was therefore surprised to learn years later that Tu B’Shevat actually had some of its roots in war.
Voices
Bylined opinion and news columns published by United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute.
The Cohen and Miles families have made great contributions to United Hebrew Congregation
We have so many people who have been an important part of our temple. I would like to thank them and their families by writing about some of them each month. Today, we take a look at the Cohen and Miles families.
Grandmother’s legacy is still unfolding
I was thinking (that isn’t always good), my grandmother was the oldest of seven sisters, around whom my family reunion is based. In writing the names down of all the people who were descended from my grandmother, I realized how important it was that my grandmother was born.
Tu B’Shevat reminds us of our obligation to nurture the next generation
Planting and sowing seeds are powerful acts. Every time I look at a mighty oak, a towering redwood or a beautiful willow, trees that could be hundreds if not thousands of years old, I am amazed that such natural wonders began as minute seedlings and fragile saplings.