The Jewish New Year of Trees, Tu B’Shevat (pronounced Too Bish-VAHT),
falls on Wednesday, February 8 this year.
Our Congregational Tu B'Shevat Seder will take place on
Friday, February 10 at 8:45 p.m. immediately following services.
We will sit down for a short, special celebration in which we will taste of various fruits and sip from four different kinds of wine/juice. Help us usher in nature’s New Year!
According to the Talmud, the fifteenth of the Hebrew month of Shevat (Tu in Hebrew means “fifteen”) is the day designated as the end of the period in which most of Israel’s yearly rain has fallen. It also marks the time when trees have used up water from the previous year’s rainfall and have begun absorbing the water of the New Year. On Tu B’Shevat, by honoring the cycle of our trees, we sanctify the power of nature, our most precious resource. We do so through a Tu B’Shevat Seder.
Click here to learn more about Tu B'Shevat.
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