A Virtual Tu B'Shvat Box

Tu B’Shvat, the New Year of the Trees, is here. We bring you many ways to celebrate this holiday. Choose what nurtures you: eat, listen, watch or read. Chag Sameach!
Read: Every Tree Was Once a Seed
Cathy Ostroff’s poem compares the potential found in a seed to that residing in each of us. Sourced from Ritualwell
Listen: Creation
Rabbi Alex Weissman’s spoken word meditation walks you through the experience of creation and the expansive life of nature. Sourced from Reset, providing Jewish activists with accessible spiritual practice and teachings. Learn more here.
Read: Four Blessings for Tu B’Shevat
The blessings, by Naomi Gurt Lind, plays on the traditional comparison of trees and human beings. Sourced from Ritualwell
Read: Tree-Planting Ritual
What better time to plant a tree than Tu B’Shevat — the birthday of the trees? Treasure Cohen offers this ritual. Sourced from Ritualwell
Watch: Tu B’Shevat Companion: A Handbook for the New Year of the Tree
The Tu B’Shevat Companion, created by Livnot U’Lehibanot (To Build & Be Built), is a practical guide for celebrating the annual holiday. It’s a blend of Jewish texts, sparks of wisdom, spiritual insights, thought-provoking questions and different perspectives on the Jewish way of experiencing and celebrating life and creation. Sourced from Ritualwell
Read: Pray as if the Earth Matters: A Tu B’Shevat Seder
Written by Rabbi Arthur Waskow and students at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, this Tu B’Shevat seder moves us through the many worlds of tradition, nature and spirit with a call to action. Sourced from Ritualwell
These resources were drawn from:
- Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations
- Ritualwell
- Reset: Resilience Practices for Jewish Social Justice Organizations
- Recon Connect