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Reflecting on the Lessons of Barley this Tu B'Shvat

Last night, I had the honor of being one of the speakers at a very special Tu B’Shvat seder dinner at Urban Adamah, a Jewish urban farm in Berkeley. I had the task of speaking about barley, one of the seven sacred Biblical species. As I dove into researching this humble grain, I learned that it has many lessons to teach us.

RitualsKristin PosnerFebruary 9, 2020tu b'shvat, jewish holiday, ritual, jewish ritual, onigiri, jewpanese, urban adamah, the book of ruth, barleyComment

6 Ways to Celebrate Tu B’Av on the Jewish Day of Love

When InterfaithFamily reached out to me about writing a post for Tu B’Av, I have to admit, I had to do some research: Tu B’Av is not widely celebrated in my Reform Jewish community in San Francisco.

RitualsKristin PosnerJuly 18, 2018tu b'av, jewish valentine's day, tisha b'av, month of av, jewish calendar, loving day, date night ideas, jewish date, jewish holidayComment