Tu B'Shevat Resources

By Rabbi Shai Gluskin

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.'”



Any suggestions for new sites to be added to this list? Send them to JRF Education Shai Gluskin at: sgluskin@jrf.org.
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