Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

NOTE: As of the posting of these resources a devastating earthquake had struck Haiti (http://jrf.org/Haiti-Earthquake-Relief). Given the environmental and human impact of this natural disaster and the message of Tu BeShevat, we are also encouraging awareness of the role of trees, reforestation and more sustainable practices in helping people reclaim their lives and communities rebuild in sustainable ways. See examples at:

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/americas/haiti/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100114-haiti-earthquake-landslides/

http://www.treesftf.org/projects/haiti.htm

Tu B'Shvat index with links for celebrating, learning and taking action on the New Year of the Trees:

http://jrf.org/files/Sustainability_0.pdf - JRF Resource Packet on Environmental Issues

http://curriculum.jrf.org/category/1/4/39 - JRF Department of Education Tu B'Shevat curriculum

http://jrf.org/showres&rid=87 - The Four Faces of Tu B'Shevat  Greening Your Synagogue

http://jrf.org/showres&rid=88 - Tu BeShevat Seder Texts

http://omer.jrf.org/resources/files/Greening_Dobb_Martin.doc - Rabbi Fred Dobb and Rabbi Nathan Martin

http://forward.com/articles/123351/ Rabbi Michael Cohen article from the Forward

http://jrf.org/showres&rid=262 - JRF Resoultion on the Environment

http://jrf.org/showres&rid=86 - Rabbi Amy Klein in Israel

http://jrf.org/tubishvat-down-under - Rabbi Shoshana Kaminsky in Australia

http://curriculum.jrf.org/category/book-topics/holidays/tu-bshevat - Books and Tu BeShevat Haggadot

http://www.ritualwell.org/holidays/tubshvat/
Tu B'shevat rituals from Ritualwell.org.

http://westendsynagogue.org/library/holidays/library_holidays_tubshvat.html
In depth summary of the holiday written by West End Synagogue congregant Mark Nazimova.

http://www.rhr-na.org/resources/tubshvat.html
The Rabbis for Human Rights Tu B'Shevat resource page, including a hagaddah and lesson plans for all ages.

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday8.htm
Judaism 101's Tu B'Shevat page

http://myjewishlearning.com/holidays/TuBishvat.htm
The Tu B'Shevat index page from My Jewish Learning: the Personal Gateway to Jewish Exploration. Includes links to several Tu B'Shevat haggadot as well as other activities and source material, sorted by level of Jewish background.

http://www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy/term/118
An index of articles, poems and other Tu B'Shvat resources on the Shalom Center website.

http://www.bjeny.org/erc_TuBshvat.asp?dept=Educational%20Resources
Tu B'shvat links from the Education Resource Center of the Bureau of Jewish Education of New York.

http://judaism.about.com/od/tubshvat/
A list of articles and links about Tu B'Shvat from About.com.

http://www.coejl.org/tubshvat/
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life's Tu B'Shvat index with links for celebrating, learning and acting.

http://www.jewishveg.com/schwartz/hlydys1.html
An article on Tu B'Shvat and vegetarianism by Richard H. Schwartz.

http://www.ualberta.ca/~yreshef/tuintro.htm
Children's site; stories about Honi Ha'Meagel

http://www.jafi.org.il/education/festivls/tubish/index.html
Index for Jewish Agency for Israel's Tu B’Shvat page

http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/tubshvat/tubshvat.htm
Torah Tots: coloring pages, word searches, codes

http://www.kolel.org/pages/holidays/TuBishevat_intro.html
This page gives a nice table of the structure of the Tu B'shevat Seder based on the "Four Worlds" symbolism from the Sefat Kabbalists.

Trees, Earth and Torah: A Tu B'Shvat Anthology
http://www.jewishpub.org/product.php?isbn=0827607172
Edited by Ari Elon, Naomi Hyman, Arthur Waskow.
“This anthology draws upon biblical, rabbinical, medieval, and modern sources--from art, music, recipes, and crafts, as well as fiction, poetry, and essays--about the significance and historical development of Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish 'New Year of the Trees,' and includes mystical writings along with Zionist and Eco-Judaism pieces. The anthology also includes several examples of preparing a 'Seder Tu B'Shvat.'”

http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/plantingthefuture/index.shtml                                                                                                        Speaking of Faith: Planting the Future: Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement