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I am familiar with a Passover seder, but what is a Tu BiShvat seder?
Tu BiShvat (Hebrew for the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat) is the new year of the trees.
Studying in Order to Perform Mitzvot - Middah Lomed al Manat La'asot
"The first virtue of wisdom is silence; the second hearing; the third memory; and the fourth action." (Moshe ben Ezra, 11th century Spanish poet and philosopher)
Celebrate Tu Bishvat with Shalom Sesame: Honoring the Trees
Watch these Shalom Sesame videos with your children to learn about Tu Bishvat, then try some of the fun discussion ideas and activities recommended by Reform Jewish educators.
Celebrate Tu Bishvat with Shalom Sesame: Tikkun Olam
Watch these Shalom Sesame videos with your children to learn about Tu Bishvat, then try some of the fun discussion ideas and activities recommended by Reform Jewish educators.
Aromatic Clementine Lanterns - Bundles of Bounty and Beauty
I’ve always been fascinated and inspired by things that spoon, nestle and stack... from measuring spoons to matrushka dolls, husk tomatoes and garden-fresh peas in a pod.
chol hamo-eid
Hebrew Spelling
חֹל הַמּוֹעֵד
Alternate Spelling
chol ha-moed
"Secular part of the occasion;" during Passover and Sukkot, the intermediate days of the festival.
etrog
Hebrew Spelling
אֶתְרוֹג
"Citron." Lemon-like fruit used in Sukkot rituals.
hakafah
Hebrew Spelling
הַקָּפָה
"encircle, round off, circle around, orbit;" procession of worshippers carrying Torah scrolls that circles the sanctuary; plural hakafot.
lulav
Hebrew Spelling
לוּלָב
A date palm frond with myrtle and willow sprigs attached; used in Sukkot rituals.
Sh'mini Atzeret
Hebrew Spelling
שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶ֖רֶת
Alternate Spelling
Shemini Atseret
"Eighth day of assembly;" conclusion of Sukkot.