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What's to do for Tu b'Shevat?

b'Shevat celebration 2 p.m. Sun-
day, Jan. 23. Co-sponsored by the
Jewish National Fund, this free,
hands-on program will include crafts
and discussion. It is geared toward
families with children aged 4-12.

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A Real Tree-t

Israeli Soldiers." The cost to attend
is $18.
Sponsors of the event are the Jewish
To plant a tree in Israel, contact
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit,
the JNF National Donor Relations
B'nai Akiva, the Akiva PTA, Mr.
Center, 1-800-542-8733, or visit
And Mrs. Martin Brin, Dr. and Mrs.
1 JNF's Web site at wwwinf.org
Kenneth Kohn, Dr. and Mrs. Harvey
Lefkowitz, Dr. and Mrs. Bruce New-
Yeshivat Akiva is sponsoring a
man, Dr. and Mrs. Allen Platt, Mr.
Tu b'Shevat Melave Malka 8 p.m.
and Mrs. Joseph Skoczylas and Dr.
Saturday, Jan. 22, at the school,
, and Mrs. Joseph Weiss.
2110 W. 12 Mile Road, South-
field. Guest speaker Rabbi Avi Rot,
The Jewish Community Center
head of Machon Shai at Bar-Ilan
in West Bloomfield will host a Tu
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The ORT Resource Center of
New York invites Jewish students
aged 5-18 to participate in a
national multimedia art competi-
tion. This year's theme is Tzaar
Boolei Hayim Ve Tzmahim, the
Jewish compassion for living
things. The contest focuses on
issues in Judaism that relate to
human interaction with plants, ani-
mals and the natural world.
Entries should illustrate the

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www.wzo.orgeiliencountr/holidays.htmftbishvat:
Sponsored by the World Zionist Organization, this
page teaches about various Jewish holidays. Click
on this address and follow down to Tu b'Shevat,
where you can learn how to make fruit and nut
boxes, and read a letter from a tree that contains
a great deal of interesting information.

www.icn 1 8.corn/holidayitu_bshvat/:
This site comes to you thanks to the Jewish Com-
munication Network. Check out the Java Jumble
("holiday wood search" — yes, hokey, but how
can you resist?) and the Tu b'Shevat Haggada, for
those interested in hosting a Tu b'Shevat seder.
The site also features some recipes, including
parve Waldorf salad and parve apple crisp.

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Jewish Family & Life! provides all kinds of Tu
b'Shevat ideas, introduced on this home page.
You can find great recipes, "Foie Gras: Is It
Kosher?", children's books that focus on nature,
and "Ecological Consciousness as a Jewish Imper-
ative," along with stories and more.
— Elizabeth Applebaum

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