Tzi-poreem mey rosh kol gag . . . From every roof and every tree. A person is like the tree of a field . . . For as the days of a tree will be the days of my people. He will be like a tree planted near water . . .
People require the same basic elements.
In our Tu B'Shevat Seder, we examine these four elements, in order. As in the Pesach Seder, we drink four cups of wine, each cup here changing color to correspond to the changing seasons. Unique to the Tu B'Shevat Seder is the ritual consumption of four types of fruits and nuts, each with special significance. At this Seder we express our joy and thankfulness for the mystery and grandeur of nature, and renew our commitment to be responsible custodians of God's world. We will crack open nut shells, and like the 16th century Kabbalists, release sparks of holy light.