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Tu B'Shevat

Tu B'Shvat, the New Year of Trees, falls on the fifteenth day of the month of Shvat.  It originated in a pagan festival honoring Asherah, goddess of farmers and fertility. Her chief festival took place at the end of the rainy season, when the sap begins to rise in the fruit trees of Israel. – in other words, at the first signs of spring.

In recent years, Jewish communities around the world have begun to celebrate Tu B'Shvat as a "Jewish Earth Day" - organizing seders, tree-plantings, ecological restoration activities, and educational events, all of which provide an opportunity to express a Jewish commitment to protecting the earth.

Our humanistic celebration of Tu B'shvat embraces the importance of our obligation to care for and heal the world. Throughout, language from the Torah, the Kabbalists, and other theistic sources links our our environmental ideals to Jewish culture and tradition.

Download the CHJ Tu B'Shevat seder service in Word format


Julian and Rochelle put finishing touches on Tu B’Shevat planting by securing a cover to keep the seedling moist.


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Jewish Identity

Our purpose:   Overview   Values  Practices  Frequently Asked Questions   In the News 
   What we do: Newsletter   Sunday School    Ceremony   Bar/Bat Mitzvah      Baby Naming    Funerals    Menschlikeit Award     Retreat      Rap Groups      Social Action   Book and Film Groups   Members Discussion Forum
The Inner Workings:  Congregation Officers 
Programming  Leadership Program  Lifecycle
   Resources: Why Secular Humanistic Judaism? Founder Sherwin Wine
 Links   Timeline   Historic Photos  Directions
 Ritual:  Rosh Hashanah   Yom Kippur  Sukkoth 
Purim  Chanukah  Passover Hagaddah   Shabbat Ceremonies  Tu B'Shvat
 How to Join:  
Invitation to Join  Membership Form    Sunday School Registration Form Sunday School Release Form

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