yes open that wine shani

David shneyer from Maryland. I love Tu Bishvat!

Julia (she/hers) from Madison, WI on Winnebago land. Here to learn and be in community. Haven’t experienced many seders in my life that feel connective, and one for the trees??

stern from piscataway land aka baltimore, i’m tryna eat fruit and get a lil elevated with some wine!

Hi! I’m on Anishinaabe and Dakota land, in Minneapolis MN. I’m here because farmers and people who love land are good people to celebrate trees and life among!

simone here, on Duwamish land (seattle). I LOVE tu b'shvat for so many reasons, and wanted to keep connecting with all you lovely folx in this conference.

I’m Gwyneth (she/her) with my partner Finnegan (he/him) in Cherokee land aka Asheville NC. My first Tu B’Shvat seder! Pesach seders are my faaaavorite so I’m excited for more seder opportunities, also trees are great.

jess here (she/her) from Lenape land in the hudson valley of NY. Getting more and more into the jewish calendar and part of that learning this month was around tu b’shvat! And I love a fruit party

Dev Brous (unceded lands of the Tongva people — LA) The reason I’m here: just blown away by this convening - no place else to be in the whole world. Also, this is my absolute favorite ritual in the world is this mystical Tu B’Shevat!

lila, she/her, Munsee Lenape lands, i’m here because i can’t get enough of JFN and also because ive never fully participated in a Tu B’Shvat seder and ive always wanted to!

Anna (she/her) Osage land, aka Pittsburgh, PA. Tu B’shvat seders have been a ritual I have enjoyed the past few years and thought there is no one I’d rather celebrate trees/land with than people at the JFN conference!

my mom is here too, Ilysse, she/her, and she says she’s here because of me :)

https://www.naomiazriel.com/spiritual-manuals

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WrETzsBqf59EsuoMLSAWh6X0oB_o1B-d9AQw0dKD2fE/edit?usp=sharing

The second link said, “you need access”

same ^

Thank Asher

I’ll look into ut

it*

thats it?

yes please

the GODHEAD

shelf = abundance? translation anyone?

literally, abundance. mystically, divine outpouring of direct source

ameyn! wow this blessing is gorgeous.

That’s my favorite thing about this name! <3

call on me any time!

Apple Ceyser = white wine!

such a beautiful recording!

Feeling silly, lighthearted, present, attuned to the senses

i felt my body creaking, like a tree in the wind!

I always loooovveedd the sensation of cracking pecan shells in my hands (two together)

mm I love that invitation to feel the experience of peeling. I already prepared my pomegranate before we started, but peeling and taking out pomegranate seeds always feels like such a meticulous but sweetly rewarding process, and i'm always like WOW these ruby gems b"h!

as a child two pecans could barely fit together in my tiny hands to crack

I filled up my muffin tin because it has three rows

oh my goodness, i got a starfruit to engage in the practice of eating a new fruit for tub’shvat and i just tried it. has anyone had one beofre? it tastes like candy grape flavoring…very strange

does anyone know if Yetzirah as a spiritual world is referred to as "intuition"?

your rabbit is climbing into new realms just like us

simone i’ve heard it as “emotion”

thx Anna :)

What are two forces within that are seeking to come to balance?What is mixing inside us, waiting to come to the surface?

Chesed and Gevurah in need of balance

I’m growing into a new career at the moment

birth and death doulaing

humble leadership

Humility and confidence are finding balance in secure self-image and sure-footed action

anyone else got some good ole olives?

oh yes Gwyneth. Moroccan cured black olives, my faaaaave

eating my olives from our daughter’s tree - yummmmm

<3<3<3<3<3<3

yesssss I love this

Chessed & Gevurah

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, Melekh ha'olam, bo're p'ri hagefen.

u already know the answer

luxuriate. always

i will need to head out at 9, but it’s ok if i miss the end

i would argue that citrus can fall into this category because you can totally eat candied rinds

I went for a stretch (to have three savory options) and added pickled banana peppers to my lineup

Also some people eat the whole apple?

gwyneth now im curious…what was your assiyah fruit?

yes for apples, figs, too

my savory lineup was pistachios, olives, and banana peppers

oooh nice lineup

i think also science does not fully recognize the diff b/w shrubs and trees?

(western science at least)

i love the savory line up

kiwiiiiii mmmm

did any one else pour cup 3 a bit too heavy???

yesss

“The thinness of this” - yes, yes

is cocoa a fruit?

totally

ameyn Shani!

What does abundance mean to you?How are you tuning in/plugging into the rise of sap at this moment in time?How do you feel differently about your relationship with food?

It’s my bedtime, good night ya’ll. Thank you for sharing this wonderful ritual! Thank you Shani and Sarah!

i'm sorry i have to leave :( appreciate this seder, thank you Shani Sara and everyone

Are there other seders/community spaces that are regularly held elsewhere that anyone knows of? This was so lovely :)

the monthly thursday call of these folks is lovely

Well, we noticed that now is an abundant time here I am in Southern California (citrus) but less so in East Coast!

Thank you dear hosts!

thanks, all!

thank you

Hug a tree!