The feast of Tu Bishvat

A reflection between Judaism and the environment

Abstract

This article portrays the uniqueness of the feast of Tu Bishvat, contained in the Jewish calendar, and its relationship with the environment, especially in relation to current environmental crises. Within this perspective, we present several aspects that question our historical human condition in relation to nature, as well as presenting distinctive and solemn aspects that demonstrate that the Jewish tradition understood the relationship with the environment differently differentiating itself from other peoples of the fertile crescent and as a minority knew how to resist the religious contrasts of pantheism and polytheism with its own festive calendar and rituals that reveal a deep harmony with all of nature and which were preserved by the wise men of Israel throughout the millennia.