Marking Tu B’Shvat in the community
31 January 2019, 11:30 am
Valley Chabad Hebrew School celebrated Tu B’Shvat on Sunday, January 20, with a variety of activities focused on the preservation of our environment. The classes also learned about the seven biblical fruits. (Valley Chabad)
Students in the JCC of Paramus/CBT Hebrew School worked on projects to celebrate Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for Trees. Preschoolers learned about the holiday, ate fruit, and made crafts. First and second graders made trees from seeds and beans, as shown here. (Sandra Alpern)
The Academies @ Gerrard Berman Day School in Oakland marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a school assembly and a presentation about MLK. The morning continued with a Tu B’Shvat seder, pictured, with teacher Sarit Ginzburg, right, that included an explanation of the four cups of “wine” that represent the different seasons in Israel and the four plates that represent different kinds of fruits. (GBDS)
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