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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.

Latest Rituals

Tu B’Shvat seder focused on environmental issues

A child gently holds and smells a small plant seedling outdoors.

“The earth nurtures me…”

Three children examining a tree with a magnifying glass, outdoors, focused and curious.

Imagining the human as tree

A row of tall trees stands in a lush, green landscape with hills in the background under a clear sky.

“the trees and we, too, did bloom”

seedling

Kiddush: Humanist liturgy

A silver kiddush cup with a blue design beside a folded dark blue cloth on a table.

A Tu B’Shvat seder that honors and acknowledges people with disabilities

Diverse hands holding small plants in soil arranged in a circular pattern, symbolizing unity and growth.

Spiritual insights for the seven species to deepen the celebration of Tu B’Shvat

three purple figs hanging on a green tree

Readings, blessings, and songs on the gifts of trees

an arbor of trees

Drinking from the nourishing waters of Miriam’s Cup on Tu B’Shvat

hand holding small glass of water

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