Dear jkidphilly families,

Which fruit best describes you?

How wonderful that the beginning of Jewish Disability Inclusion and Awareness Month coincides with Tu B’Shevat, the birthday of the trees. Let’s celebrate the diversity of the human spirit along with the gift of the Earth’s bounty.

In celebration of Tu B’Shevat, many families have a Tu B’Shevat Seder. Similar to a Passover Seder, there is a festive meal and spiritual journey with symbolic foods and four cups of wine or juice. The foods include fruits and nuts with an inaccessible (inedible) exterior, such as oranges and pistachios; fruits with a soft outside and hard pit, such as apricots or dates, and fruits that are wholly edible, such as apples or berries.
How might fruit reflect who you are? Are you a tough nut to crack? Are you mostly open until you hit that wall? Try asking your kids to compare themselves to their favorite fruit.

Need more inspiration? We have fantastic Tu B’Shevat events coming up this week with activities from art to yoga and snacks from apples to yuzu. (Yuzu not guaranteed!)

Happy Tu B’Shevat!
Lisa and the jkidphilly team

Upcoming Events

First Fridays Shabbat Dinner and More
Friday, February 7 – 5:00pm
Rodeph Shalom
615 North Broad Street
Philadelphia PA 19123 (Center City)
Register or contact Ana

Moms’ Brunch
Sunday, February 9 – 9:30am
Turning Point
994 Dekalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Register or contact Donna

Tu B’Shevat Yoga
Sunday, February 9 – 10:00am
Congregation Beth-El Ner Tamid
715 Paxon Hollow Road
Broomall, PA 19008
Register or contact Stephanie

PJ Sundays-Celebrating JDAIM and Friendship Cookies
Sunday, February 9 – 10:30am
Great Valley High School
225 North Phoenixville Pike
Malvern, PA 19355
Register or contact Robyn H.

Beth Am Israel-Do It Jewish — Arts and Crafts
Sunday, February 9 – 11:00am
Beth Am Israel
1301 Hagys Ford Road
Penn Valley, PA 19072
Register or contact Sarah

Tu B’Shevat Craft and Coffee
Sunday, February 9 – 2:00pm
G.E.T. Cafe
246 Haverford Ave.
Narberth, PA 19072
Register or contact Cindy

Tu B’Shevat Chocolate Seder!
Tuesday, February 11 – 6:30pm
Main Line Reform Temple
410 Montgomery Ave.
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Register or contact Maddy

Pre-Shabbat Playdate at Lulu’s Casita
Friday, February 14 – 10:30am
Lulu’s Casita
6 Cricket Ave.
Ardmore, PA 19003
Register or contact Cindy

Tot Shabbat at Congregation Beth Israel
Friday, February 14 – 5:45pm
Congregation Beth Israel
542 S. New Middletown Rd.
Media, PA 19063
Register or contact Adva

Little Hands Make a Big Difference- Jewish Relief Agency
Sunday, February 16 – 10:00am
Jewish Relief Agency
10980 Dutton Rd.
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Register or contact Bari

Winter Playdate at the Mall
Sunday, February 16 – 11:00am
Plymouth Meeting Mall
500 W Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Register or contact Donna

Cooking with PJ Library: Snowmen
President’s Day Monday, February 17 – 10:00am
Kaiserman JCC
45 Haverford Rd.
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Register or contact Cindy

Celebrate Tu B’Shevat with jkidphilly and Temple Ambler Arboretum
President’s Day Monday, February 17 – 10:00am
Temple Ambler Arboretum
Temple University, Ambler
580 Meetinghouse Road
Ambler, PA 19002
Bright Hall Lounge
Register or contact Robyn C.

Little Cooks with Books (Center City) 2/21 at 10:30am
Mom’s Night Out (Newtown Square) 2/22 at 7:00pm
Little Cooks with Books-No bake Hamantaschen (Center City) 2/23 at 10:00am
“Community Helpers” Police Station Tour (West Chester) 2/23 at 11:00am
Congregation Beth Israel Israeli Story Time (Media) 2/23 at 11:00am

…and more!

Parent Ambassador programs are made possible by the jkidhilly Parent Ambassador Alliance and a grant from the Community Engagement Department at Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.