Christmas trees also are being distributed by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund, and are available for about $20. The trees being distributed are six-foot-tall Arizona cypresses.

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Jerusalem municipality is preparing for Christmas, including the annual Christmas tree distribution. The city will distribute 150 free Christmas trees to Jerusalem ...

They grow to a height of about 6 1/2 feet in three years, when they are cut for use as Christmas trees, according to JNF. In northern Israel, KKL-JNF foresters grow plots of Arizona cedar trees in ...

Jerusalem needs to save its trees Too many questions have remained, without satisfying answers, regarding who is profiting when trees are cut down. By PEGGY CIDOR AUGUST 13, 2022 16:22 ...

– United States Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth during his visit to Israel. (Photo: Mark Schulman)Planting trees is practically a national past time in Israel, especially during the Jewish holiday ...

Still, there are a few trees. At the New Gate to the Christian Quarter of the Old City, across from the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, they celebrated the lighting of a Christmas tree on Friday ...

The trees are along the Path of the Patriarchs, which is the path that the nation of Israel walked on from Hebron to Jerusalem on the High Holy Days. By Kylie Ora Lobell Published April 27, 2023 ...