February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month, and is also the month in which Tu Bi’Shevat often falls. This sederLit. Order. The festive meal conducted on Passover night, in a specific order with specific rituals to symbolize aspects of the Exodus from Egypt. It is conducted following the haggadah, a book for this purpose. Additionally, there an ancient tradition to have a seder on Rosh Hashanah, which has been practiced in particular by Sephardi communities. This seder involves the blessing and eating of simanim, or symbolic foods. The mystics of Sefat also created a seder for Tu B'shvat, the new year of the trees. takes the traditional form and format of the Tu B’shvat seder and examines the topic of disability through the lens of inclusive community.
This seder was originally developed for a 2–6th grade religious school setting, but could be adapted easily for multi-age/adult or non-school groups and spaces.
