TU B’Shvat

Here are some ways that you can celebrate:

1. Download our Tu b’Shvat Trivia

2. Why Do We Daven Like Farmers? Reconnecting to our Roots on Tu b’Shvat 5780 (Read the full article here)

3. Read this article from our board president, Ora Sheinson, on Environmental Jewish laws from the Columbia University Law Review.

4. Spend time doing nature activities! Find one that you enjoy on our Try-It-At-Home page

5. Learn some nature Torah on our Sefaria source sheets

6. Check out The StoryStroll© of “Wise Friends” written by Jackson Mercer and designed by Rachel Jackson. Order yours here

To restore Hashem’s beautiful Earth back to a stable, Gan Eden-like condition, we must act on all levels. International, national, and regional changes are necessary.  Yet even as those political and legal efforts continue, we must act as individuals as well. In fact, scientists emphasize that some of the most powerful actions needed to curtail the current environmental trajectory must occur one kitchen, one family, and one community at a time.  Here are a few things each of us can do:

• Reduce waste output in general – and especially food waste.

• Reduce red meat consumption – and increase fruit and vegetable consumption.

• Switch to a renewable electricity supplier.

• Reduce travel miles powered by oil and gas.

• Support sustainable reforestation.