[HANASHIR:7865] Tu B'Shevat resources

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2 good references to own are  "Seder Tu Bishevat - The Festival of Trees" - a 
Tu Bishvat haggadah by Adam Fisher and published by the CCAR 1989, and 
"Trees, Earth, and Torah  - A Tu B'Shvat Anthology", edited by Elon, Hyman 
and Waskow and published by the JPS, 1999. They are replete with songs and 
musical notation. Corresponding to each of the 4 parts of the seider, we use:

Introductory - Hinei Ma Tov and songs from Psalms  

1. The world of Assiya/Action - fruits with hard shells, soft on the inside
    Hashkeidiyah porachat - (almonds)
    El Ginat Egoz - (walnuts)
    Eit Dodim - (pomegranates)
    Eitz Rimon
    Songs of winter 
2. The world of Yetzirah/formation -  fruits w/soft outside with hard inner 
cores
    Eretz Zvat Chalav - Date honey
    Atzei Zeitim Omdim -  (olives)  
    Kumi Lach - springtime 
    Tzadik katamar
3. The world of b'riyah/creation - soft throughout
    V'yashvu Ish  - by Klepper- (figs)
4. The world of atzilut - emanation
Birkat Hamazon - V'achalta, V'savata Uveirachta (Hanna Tiferet Siegel)

A great song is Tu B'Shvat, Tu B'shvat by R. Yaacov Gabriel to the tune of 
Lollipop, Lollipop.

Favorite Eitz Chayim Hi versions are by David Shneyer and Hanna Tiferet Siegel
    
We sing many more songs as well, most all of which (words and music) can be 
found in the 2 books noted, including many of Fran Avni's wonderful songs and 
Ellen Allard's the Fifteenth of Shevat: 
Ami Goodman
San Francisco
    

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