Rabbis For Human Rights - North America

Tu B’Shvat

“Remind us to keep the words of Your holy Torah concerning trees: Even in time of war “you must not destroy the [fruit] trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them, but you must not cut them down; are the trees of the field human beings, (able) to come against you in a siege?” (Devarim 20:19)

Tu B’Shvat

• Two Trees Initiative: Rabbis for Human Rights-North America is celebrating Tu Bish'vat by supporting our partners at Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel as they plant trees on both sides of the Green Line. In the West Bank, the 3000 olive trees that RHR will plant this year replace trees destroyed by settler violence. In the Negev, the trees will take root in communities of Bedouin Israeli citizens fighting the demolition of their ancestral villages. Plant two trees.


• Planting Justice: A Human Rights Seder for Tu Bish'vat: Prepared by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster and Joshua Bloom for Tu Bish'vat 2012/5772.


• Tu B’Shvat Prayer: From Rabbis for Human Rights-Israel's Tree Planting Ceremony for Tu B’Shvat 2011/5771.


• Trees are Precious: Prepared by Rabbi Paula Marcus for Tu B'Shvat 2010/5770.


• Trees of Hope Seder: The Bay area chapter of Women in Black, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom and Jewish Voice for Peace, together with Trees of Hope, co-created this Tu B'Shvat Seder in 2006 honoring Rabbis for Human Rights and updated into this version in 2007.