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Tu b'Shevat 5772
Tu b'Shevat 5772 falls this year on February 7-8, 2012. Whether you are planning a Tu b'Shevat Seder, looking for children's activities, or simply looking to learn what the Torah says about protecting the environment, our 10th Annual Tu b'Shevat Learning and Action Campaign has resources to help you.
Not sure where to start? Explore our frequently asked questions about Tu b'Shevat.
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Planning a Tu b'Shevat Seder?
How to Run a Seder:
Tips and Instructions
Haggadot:
For download or order
Enhance your seder:
with Study Guides, Stories
and Speaker Notes
Audio Podcast:
Trees in Jewish Thought
(WAV file, 4:31)
Video Teaching:
Trees in Jewish Thought (4:37)
Experiencing Trees:
Suggested Activities (PDF, 3 pages)
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For Children, Teens, and Synagogues
For 3-6 Year Olds: The Hakaras Hatov Tree
For 6-10 Year Olds: Making Tu b'Shevat Greeting Cards
For Teens:
Preparing Tu b'Shevat
Trees in Jewish Thought (Lesson Plan, PDF)
For Synagogues: Plan a Green Kiddush
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Help your community take the message home! Explore eco-reminders.
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What does the Torah say about the environment and Tu b'Shevat? Explore our collection of articles, stories, and Torah study materials.
Torah Study Materials
Trees, Torah, and Caring for the Earth
by Dr. Akiva Wolff and Rabbi Yonatan Neril
That the New Year of the Tree has come to be associated with sensitivity to and appreciation of the natural environment is not by chance. Many Jewish sources connect trees with our proper stewardship of the earth. Understanding these teachings on Tu b'Shevat can help us improve our relationship to G-d’s creation, our world.
Resources Include:
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Honor a loved one by planting a tree in our virtual forest for Tu b'Shevat 5772 with your donation of $18, $36, or more. Your donations will help educate & empower the Jewish community to build a sustainable world!
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Tu b'Shevat Site Map:
Frequently Asked Questions about Tu b'Shevat
Plant a Virtual Tree
5771 Virtual Forest
Planning a Tu B'Shevat Seder?
Learning Resources for Tu b'Shevat Programs
Haggadot for Tu b'Shevat
Plan a Tu B'Shevat Kiddush
Hakaras HaTov Tree: Giving Thanks to Hashem for Nature (ages 3-6)
Making Tu b'Shevat Greeting Cards (ages 6-10)
Preparing Tu b'Shevat (for teens)
Besamim (spice) bags for Tu b'Shevat (activity for kids)
What is Tu b'Shevat?
Biblical Quotations for Tu b'Shevat Greeting Cards
Seven Species and Other Traditional Fruits
Recipes for Tu B'Shevat
The Wind
"The Holy Vitebsker at the Kinneret"
Tu b'Shevat Torah Learning
Trees, Torah and Caring for the Earth
A Jewish perspective on the “tragedy of the commons”
Are we lagging Behind on Green Issues?
Am I My Planet's Keeper?
Cosmic Consciousness, Man, and the Worm:
Ecological Problems— Living on Future Generations’ Account
Fruit and Vegetables, Man and Animals
the Unity and Purposefulness of Creation
G-d, Man, and Tree
Global Ecology: On the Road to Redemption
Protection of the Environment, Protection of Ourselves
Learning Faith and Gratitude Through our Relationship to Hashem's Creation
The New Year for the Trees: A Tu B'Shvat Story
Planting The Tabernacle
Re-Connecting to Nature
Shepherd Consciousness
The "Green Belt" of the Torah: For Us and Our Animals
The Trees Sang with Joy
The Trees Sang with Joy: Action Suggestions
Trees are Us
The Trees and the Eruv
The "Ten Sayings" of Creation: Unity, Multiplicity, and Ecology
The Trees in Jewish Thought
The Environment in Contemporary Jewish Law
Tree = Man? Or Tree = Man!
Tu B'Shevat Partners 5770/ 2010
The Land is Mine
The Jewish “Earth Day”
What Do You Have for Kids?
5772 Partners Form
5772 Shevat Partners
5772 Virtual Forest
Use and Re-use
A Seder is Not Right for My Community Right Now. What Other Suggestions Do You Have?
What is Our Responsibility to Other Creatures?
We Need to Change More Than a Light Bulb
What a Beautiful Tree
You Shall Not Covet
Trees in Jewish Thought Video
Note from Our Science & Technology Board
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