Saturday, Feb 8
Celebrate the Jewish New Year of the Trees
Celebrate Tu B’Shevat at our potluck lunch with foods and deserts that showcase the nuts and fruits of trees.
Although it is still wintery here in the north, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat
is when sap begins to flow in the trees of Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel.
The almond tree is the first to bloom, and soon the land is covered with the blossoms of Spring!
The celebration of Tu B’Shevat is both spiritual and practical. Trees and their different kinds of fruit
become a metaphor for human beings and our different kinds of spiritual challenges.
Tu B’Shevat is also a time for re-connecting with Judaism’s ecological wisdom as we rededicate ourselves to taking care of the earth and all its plants and creatures.