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The arrival of Tu B'Shevat, Judaism’s annual ode to the trees, is the perfect time to examine the most significant players and trends in Jewish environmentalism -- and offer some hands-on advice for marking the holiday and greening your communities. As part of this special section, JTA is excited to announce the winners of the Green Beanies, in recognition of groundbreaking environmental initiatives awarded to organizations and institutions from all walks of Jewish communal life.

Farming the land, Torah in hand

A growing number of young activists in the new Jewish food movement are turning to the land as a way of expressing their Jewish values. More

New group seeks to reduce carbon footprints in Israel

Ecopreneurs see green in Green

Trash the trash, save the planet

There are a hundred simple things everyone can do on a daily basis to help ourselves, help the planet and, who knows, maybe even save a little time and money while we're at it, says Sustainable Dave. More

In search of a Jewish environmentalism for the family

A cautionary tale: One family's attempt at a green Bar Mitzvah

Backyard bounty

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. More

Tu B'Shwatt: Serving up energy action at the seder

The foods featured at the seder typically are not locally grown and therefore catapult the “food miles” figure off the charts, increasing our carbon footprint. One way to assuage our guilt is to take energy-efficient actions, even into the four worlds of the kabbalistic seder. More

Conducting a Tu B’Shevat seder

Download the PDF of the popular guide put together by the folks at BabagaNewz. More