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Tu B'Shvat

Hands passing a small plant with soil against a blurred green background, symbolizing growth and nurturing.

Originally just the day when trees were considered a year older, relevant in the ancient world for tithing purposes—Tu B’Shevat was transformed by the kabbalists of Safed into a celebration of nature, its fruits, and the Divine “tree” reaching toward us. At Tu B’Shevat seders (the four cups of wine borrowed loosely from the Passover seder), revitalized in modern times and inspired with an environmental consciousness, we drink the fruit of the vine and eat many different kinds of fruit from trees—from the tough hard walnut to the luscious pomegranate—evoking different aspects of the Divine and of humanity.

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This ritual can be used as a way to enter into a Tu B’shvat seder or teaching session or as an intention-setting or witnessing ritual for an environmental action
white hands cupping water over a body of water
“Beneath her tree we sought the truth”
white adult hands holding small plant and handing it to small white child hands

Tekhine connecting the mitzvah of honoring our parents with the mitzvah of caring for Mother Earth

Person sitting on a beach at sunset, surrounded by rocks, with a colorful sky and calm ocean in the background.

“We struggle to rejoice in budding trees”

Silhouette of a person standing under a tree against a colorful sunset sky.

Bringing mindfulness to the act of welcoming guests through a chant and series of ritual intentions

a person is setting a table

Nurturing a seed of a quality we want to cultivate

Hands holding a small green plant with soil, surrounded by leaves on the ground.

An outline of questions to spark intimate conversation aligned with each of the four worlds of the Tu Bi’Shevat seder

Two people clinking glasses of chilled white wine over a meal, with a blurred background.

“We are each given exactly one chance to be”

A child and an adult plant a small tree together in a forest. The child holds the tree while the adult secures it in the soil.

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