Moscow Seniors Prepare Five Tons of Fruit Salad

Jewish senior citizens at the Shaarei Tzedek center in Moscow enjoyed a large vat of fruit salad in honor of the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, a day popularly known as the New Year for trees and celebrated with the eating of fruit.

Some 150 elderly volunteers chopped up an estimated five tons of produce at the event, which was attended by Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary. The volunteers then distributed the salad to thousands of local Jews in advance of the holiday, which this year, occurred on Jan. 30.

During the festivities, the center displayed an exhibit of photographs of orchards and fields in the Holy Land.

An elderly volunteer at the Shaarei Tzedek center in Moscow helps prepare five tons of fruit salad in honor of the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat.

Popularly known as the New Year for trees, Tu B’Shevat is traditionally celebrated with the eating of fruit.

Residents of the senior center joined other community members for the pre-holiday event.

Some 150 people volunteers to prepare the salad and distribute it to community members.

An exhibit at the center displayed photographs of Israeli orchards and fields.

Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar explains the significance of Tu B’Shevat.