Tu B'Shvat

Happy New Year…trees. In Jewish tradition, Tu B’Shvat — which falls smack in the middle of the North American winter — is known as the New Year for trees.

Want to know the basics of the holiday? Explore its mystical elements? Learn about how it has resonated with the modern environmental movement and efforts to bring about climate justice?

Those resources and so much more are all gathered here — just a click away. Reconstructing Judaism invites you to explore and deepen your own experience of “The New Year of Trees.” And please, go ahead, hug one today — we won’t tell anyone.

Tu B’Shvat is Constantly Evolving

Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein explains how getting in touch with our inner mad scientist can connect us to Reconstructionist approaches to Tu B'Shvat.

A Video Poem for Your Tu B'Shvat Seder

Looking for a little Tu B’Shvat 101? Want to add something profound to your Tu B’Shvat? Have an easier time relating to the idea of the divine in nature than of a traditional God? This video featuring poet Hila Ratzabi has all that and more.

Guide to Jewish Practice (Tu B’Shvat)

Tu B’Shvat is rich with history, symbolism and meaning. Check out what the most comprehensive guide to living a rooted and relevant Jewish life has to say about the New Year of Trees.

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Check out these additional Tu B’Shvat resources you might enjoy:

Tree-Planting Ritual

Eco-Theology in the Biblical Tradition

Mindfulness Ritual for Tu B'Shvat

Every Tree was Once a Seed

I Am Planting (Music Video

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