Celebrating Tu Bishvat and the Environment
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The Jewish Education Project
A collection of resources to stimulate students in forming connections between Tu Bishvat, our world, Israel and the environment.
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Texts and activities curated for this year’s seder focusing on hope and strength.
Tu BiShvat Jigzi Games, Printable Teacher Resources, and our Tu BiShvat app, "Make it Grow"!
A Tu Bishvat photography activity based on the work of Yoram Galili.
Celebrate Tu Bishvat and develop independent learning skills by finding mentions of trees throughout the Tanakh.
The Lookstein Center's collection of Tu B’Shvat lesson plans, interactive tools, articles, and more.
A collection of Tu Bishvat Seders that can be used as is or can inspire you to write your own seder.
Learners will have fun while expanding their knowledge celebrating the beauty of the natural environment that surrounds us.
For centuries we have marked time by celebrating trees and our connection to the natural world this time of year. Nestled between the darkest days of winter and the blossom of springtime Tu B'Shvat offers us a chance to reconnect with the natural world when we often feel disconnected and cooped up inside. But just as trees are working hard sending nourishment to their roots in preparation for springtime growth, so too do we prepare for our reemergence into the world of activity following months of cautionary life. We invite you to use the Hazon 2021 Tu B'Shvat Haggadah as your guide in this celebration of life, nourishment, and hope.
A mental health and self-care spin on the Jewish Holiday of Tu B'Shvat.
A documentary film that focuses on Israeli visionaries and their innovative ideas of how to confront the world’s water crisis.
Explore the Hebrew roots and origins of a few environment-related words!
An educator in Zichron Ya’akov begins a holiday tradition in 1890.
Students will learn the mitzvah of taking care of the earth. A perfect lesson to for Tu BiShevat.
Holiday guides in English and Spanish that reflect both Jewish and Latin culture and traditions.
Jakir Manela, CEO of Hazon and Pearlstone, joins David Bryfman to discuss Jewish environmentalism.
An intergenerational program where families create a flower-growing project.
Learn about Tu Bishvat with Mishnat Eretz Yisrael, a modern Israeli commentary on the Mishnah.
Ideas for Tu B'Shevat for early childhood education!
This toolkit includes information, activities for an engaging, and educational Tu B'Shevat for your family and/or classroom.
This study guide is designed to help readers explore the relationship between Jews and our planet.
This curriculum guide highlights multiple avenues towards connection with the outdoors.
Engage students of all ages in the themes of Tu B’Shevat with differentiated, interactive lessons that explore Jewish teachings on environmental responsibility, personal connections to nature, and the significance of trees in Jewish tradition—designed to be accessible for all learners.
Two distinct Tu BiShvat seders from Lookstein and the Orthodox Union.
Explore: Why do we need to be careful about cutting down trees? And did you know that Torah is like a tree?
"Each and every tree has something important to say. If you listen closely, you might too hear their whispers."Rabbi Jackson Mercer creates intentional spaces as a song leader. He is also the author of Wise Friends, a children's book that's really a book for everyone, filled with millennium-old Hebrew teachings. He also just happens to be this week's guest on Adapting! Listen on Apple or Spotify.
Lesson plans to reinforce Tu Bishvat meaning and ritual and our role as guardians of the land.
Practice three letter Hebrew weather vocabulary by matching the pieces in the puzzle.
A fun online game that teaches students which materials go in trash, recycling, or composting.
Program ideas, Divrei Torah, and Haggadot from the Jewish National Fund.
Four fun Tu BiShvat art projects.
A great activity to help introduce Tu Bishvat to children.
This activity is part of a series of 10 holiday-centered activities intended for students in grades K-4.