Tu B’shvat: Partners in Creation and protecting the Human Rights of all
On Tu B’Shvat we celebrate trees and the bounty we receive from G-d through them.
On Tu B’Shvat we commemorate the beginning of the sap rising in the trees of the Land of Israel, a sign of spring and the renewal of life.
On Tu B’Shvat, we actively participate as partners in creation, keeping alive the great garden in which we live, by planting trees.
On Tu B’Shvat we affirm of the necessity for caring for trees, and by extension, the entire garden in which we live, and all the creations that dwell in the garden that we all share.
On Tu B’Shvat we connect between our consciousness, our consumption, and the health and Human Rights of the people who dwell on the planet that we all share.
On Tu B’Shvat, we become conscious of what we eat from the orchards that we have planted. We become conscious of those who do not have the means to acquire proper nourishment, and to those who do not have access to the groves and fields that they have planted, which supply their families and their communities with food and sustenance.
On Tu B’shvat, our tradition of Human Rights for all of G-d’s creations, demands that we respond. We as spiritual leaders cannot allow certain groups of people to suffer and to starve, as we plant for our own benefit.
On Tu B’Shvat, we cultivate an appreciation for the interconnectedness of all people, creatures, trees and seemingly inanimate things. If we eat from the garden, so too we must plant in the garden, and protect their basic Human Rights of all to plant, to sow, and to harvest the fruits of their labor.
Tu B´shvat Seder Liturgy
Prayer for lifting up the olive branch at the Tu BShvat Seder [PDF HEBREW 23 KB]
Meditation for lifting up the olive branch at the Tu B´Shvat Seder [PDF ENGLISH 13 KB]
The Fruit Of The Tree Of Knowledge On Our Tu B´Shvat Seder Plate [PDF HEBREW 76 KB]
The Fruit Of The Tree Of Knowledge On Our Tu B´Shvat Seder Plate [PDF ENGLISH 15 KB]
Listen to our our Tu B’Shvat Radio Appeal [MP3 HEBREW 47 KB]
Read the Flyer [PDF HEBREW 110 KB]
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- Tu B'shvat: Partners in Creation and protecting the Human Rights of all - February 1st, 2007
- Tu BShvat: RHR to plant trees in the Galilee - January 29th, 2007
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