TU B’SHEVAT COMMUNITY SEDER – online February 1, 2026, 6:30 PM
Tu B’Shevat, the “New Year of the Trees,” begins at sundown on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Temple Kol Hamidbar will have an online Tu B’Shevat Seder starting at 6:30 PM MST led by Dr. Sam Caron, Temple President.
The Seder explores our relationship to nature and our impact on the world around us. We sing, eat symbolic foods and drink four cups of wine. It’s a fun (and light) way for us to celebrate Judaism’s long attachment to the environment.
To get the complete Tu B’Shevat experience, please have a bowl of water and towel for washing and drying your hands, and the following foods and drinks with you to consume during the seder. Grape juice can be substituted for the white and red wine. You only need to have one fruit or item from each group, but you can have as many as you like.
GROUP 1 – The World of Assiyah (Actualization)
1st cup of Wine – all white
Fruits and nuts with a hard outside and an edible inside, e.g.:
Walnuts, Almonds, Pomegranates, Coconuts, Pistachios
GROUP 2 – The World of Yetzirah (Formation)
2nd cup of Wine – white with a dash of red
Fruits with pits at their center, e.g.:
Cherries, Olives, Plums, Apricots, Avocados, Dates
GROUP 3 – The World of Beriyah (Creation)
3rd cup of Wine – half red and half white
Fruits that are entirely edible, e.g.:
Figs, Grapes, Raisins, Apples, Pears, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Carob
GROUP 4 – The World of Atzilut (Spirit, Presence, Emanation, Birth)
4th cup of Wine – all red with a dash of white
Atzilut has no representative fruits because it is pure spirit and cannot be represented physically. Instead of eating fruit, we enjoy smells like, e.g., Cinnamon, Rosemary, Bay Leaf, Cedar, Spices.
To join the Tu B’Shevat Seder click on the following distinct link [you may need to copy it into your browser] or use the Meeting ID and Passcode provided below [this is different from the meeting ID, passcode and link for the regular Friday evening Shazoom]:
Topic: Tu B’Shevat Seder
Time: Feb 1, 2026 06:30 PM Arizona
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3885401743?pwd=NTJNVGJvZVBqa1RZU3AvZ3Uxd0pYQT09&omn=84406565445
Meeting ID: 388 540 1743
Passcode: Shalom
Shavua Tov,
-Ruben