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Rise Strauss helps out Josh Klein and Ben Resnick.

Rooted In Tradition

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Childre-n in the JCC's child development center celebrate nature
and charity at a Tu B'Shevat celebration.

JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER
BILL HANSEN PHOTOGRAPHER

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Keishi Kinoshita is star-struck.

v<\M1 he intensity was
palpable: 85 chil-
dren and hun-
dreds of Magic
Markers got to-
gether in the
Jewish Commu-
nity Center's child de-
velopment center for a
celebration of Tu B'Shevat.
The children, aged 1 1/2
to 5 years old, decorated

Left:
Lyndsi Schwalb
checks out the
handiwork of
Rebecca McKee.

Right:
Sarah Klein
concentrates on her
project while Kathy
Thompson looks on.

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tzedakah boxes, made
Froot Loop trees and plant-
ed parsley seeds in hand-
decorated clay pots that will
sprout in time for Passover.
The seedlings are al-

ready showing themselves,
noted Risa Strauss, who
teaches play group at the
Center and coordinates the
JCC's Judaic studies cur-
riculum. 0