Happy Arbor Day Houston – Let’s Plant Trees!

April 26, 2013

Have you seen a small blue box in various Jewish homes and businesses and wondered what is it? The box, from the Jewish National Fund, is a Tzedakah box, or a donation jar or box where children (and adults) donate spare change.  And in this case, the money eventually is sent to Israel to plant trees. The Jewish holiday, Tu Bishvat, the New Year for Trees (similar to Earth Day), […]