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Tu b'Shevat

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 both nature, its fruits, and the Divine "tree" reaching towards us.

New Beginnings

By Rabbi Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin, Ph.D. | Blog

All over the world, Jews are marking the holiday of Tu b’Shevat. It is the new year for the trees, an observance that might have been meaningful for our ancestors in ancient Israel, but that feels a little strange to me right now. Outside my door the temperature is 17 degrees, and snow is forecast ... [more]

Found In: Tu b'Shevat

Kos Miryam for Tu b'Shevat

Kol Isha | Ritual Component

Drinking from the nourishing waters of Miriam's Cup on Tu b'Shevat [more]

Found In: Tu b'Shevat

Tags: Miriam's cup

Kos Miryam: The Cup of Miriam

by Matia Rania Angelou | Blog

In our ceremony for Passover, we focused on the redemptive properties of the living waters rather than on Miriam herself. [more]

Found In: On the Seder Table, Friday Evening, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Ending Shabbat: Havdalah, Tu b'Shevat

Tags: Miriam's cup

Like a Tree

Shared by Kaila Shabat | Poem

A poem for Tu b'Shevat highlighting the promise for renewal within nature [more]

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Your Body is a Tree of Light – a Meditation for Tu B'Shvat

Shared by Ariel Neshama Lee | Ritual Component

A meditation calling on texts that compare human beings to a tree [more]

Found In: Torah Portion: Parashah, Tu b'Shevat

Tags: meditation, Shoftim

Tu B'Shevat Poem

Shared by Rabbi Patti Haskell | Poem

A glimpse of spring, a celebration of life [more]

Found In: Tu b'Shevat

A Tu b'Shvat Seder

By The Jewish Women's Center of Pittsburgh, Inc | Complete Ceremony

A modern Tu B'shvat seder based in the mystical tradition of the four worlds [more]

Found In: Tu b'Shevat

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The JOFA Tu b'Shvat Seder

By Karen Stahl-Don | Complete Ceremony

A modern Tu B'shvat seder based on the kabbalistic tradition. This seder features some special additions about Jewish women. [more]

Found In: Tu b'Shevat

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The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge

By Rabbi Dalia Marx | Ritual Component

A set of kavanot to supplement the Tu b'Shvat seder rituals (includes parallel Hebrew translation) [more]

Found In: Tu b'Shevat

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Rosh Chodesh Shevat

By Rabbi Jill Hammer | Complete Ceremony

A Tu b'Shevat seder of fragrances for Rosh Chodesh Shevat [more]

Found In: Rosh Chodesh Shevat: Jan.-Feb., Tu b'Shevat

Tags: Rabbi Jill Hammer, tu b'shevat seder