In a few weeks we will be celebrating Tu BiSh’vat. There are numerous approaches you could take in planning your celebration. The information on Tu BiSh’vat includes resources for seders, historical background and links to related topics. 

Trees and the

Observations on a winter's day walk in Israel.

Jewish communities around the world marked the "new year for the trees" last week with tree planting ceremonies and seders that celebrate Israel's seven species (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates if you are keeping track!).

Three encounters from a day with 50 students from HUC, spending their first year in Israel before beginning their studies at the stateside campuses.

I consider myself an environmentalist. I write about the earth, think about the earth, care about the earth. I wrote my rabbinical thesis partly on Judaism and the environment, and I helped found en environmental advocacy committee in my synagogue.

Moving from the Midwest to the Mideast involved looking at rainy days in a new way. It took me a number of years to internalize the concept that rainy days are not an inconvenience, but rather a blessing.