Photo: Фото:  CHAIYARAT / Shutterstock.com Tu B’Shevat is one of the lesser-known ones on the Jewish calendar, tucked in between the more famous Hannukah and Purim.

The director of the LEKH LEKHA program, Fredo Pachter, was on tour in France (Paris, Marseille, Lyon) to promote our collective Aliyah program.On 24/01, he attended the Tou Bishvat community evening in Lyon, where he discussed the importance of the Jewish people’s connection to their land on this festive day.

Department for the Promotion of Aliya co-organized the event where thousands of people in New York City’s Times Square viewed an empty Shabbat table set for 224 people, symbolizing the 224 hostages held captive by the terrorist group Hamas.