The Jewish green day of Tu b’Shvat is not just the new year for trees anymore. It’s also about “tikkun olam,” repairing the world. But how about getting to that broken dishwasher first?
Like the Na’vi who worship trees in “Avatar,” Jews will celebrate the New Year for Trees on Jan. 30, expressing in song and seder a kind of tree love as well.
In California, who needs a market to celebrate the new year for trees? Assembling the foods for your seder is definitely doable and helps make connections to the mystics and your roots.