Today, Tu b'Shvat has evolved into a kind of Jewish Earth Day. Yet the holiday’s contemporary transformation teaches us more about the crisis of modern identity than about the day’s authentic meaning. Rightly understood, Tu b'Shvat’s history and traditions remind us of the roots of Jewish identity and its rootedness in the Land in Israel.

Today, Tu b'Shvat has evolved into a kind of Jewish Earth Day. Yet the holiday’s contemporary transformation teaches us more about the crisis of modern identity than about the day’s authentic meaning. Rightly understood, Tu b'Shvat’s history and traditions remind us of the roots of Jewish identity and its rootedness in the Land in Israel.