Trees, Earth, and TorahTrees, Earth, and Torah is the first extensive collection of Jewish resources for observing the increasingly popular late winter holiday of Tu BShvat, the Jewish New Year of the Tree. Shaped in the sixteenth century by Jewish mystics, this holiday celebrates natural and supernatural renewal, and includes a special seder modeled after the Passover seder. The relationship of humanity with the earthof adam to adamahhas long been a vital element of Hebrew