Tu Bishvat: A Jewish Appreciation of Trees

No matter the season, the benefits that trees offer us yearlong are many. Judaism recognizes the importance and beauty of trees, honoring them each year with a meaningful celebration. Come join David Gardella as we embark on a broad spectrum of learning about trees, including tree botany and identification, cultivating local varieties, beneficial uses, as well as metaphorical connections that trees have shared with Jewish wisdom since time immemorial.

At the end of the presentation, you’ll bring home your own small tree cutting, lovingly grown at the JCCSF Garden, to add to our Bay Area tree community. All supplies included.

David Gardella is an adult and youth educator based out of Marin County. He works in many different mediums which often include visual, ecological, and physical methods. David has taught a variety of art, gardening, and wild foraging courses throughout the West Coast and currently coordinates nature and outdoor science education at the Helen Diller Preschool at the JCCSF and Town School for Boys.  He is the past president of the Mycological Society of San Francisco and has been on the governing council since 2009.