Roots & Trees
Name of the holiday when it is customary to plant trees
Tu B'shvat
What is the popular ritual people do on Tu B'shvat that is similar to Passover?
They have a Seder
Name one fruit commonly eaten at Tu B'shvat that grows in the land of Israel.
pomegranates, figs, dates, olives (any one)
In which century did mystics write the first recorded Tu B'shvat seder?
17th Century
What is one family activity suggested in the video that connects with Tu B'shvat and learning about relatives?
Create a family tree (or reflect on family legacy)
Who is the story character called "the Circle Maker"?
Honi the Circle Maker
The Tu B'shvat seder usually includes a short book of readings. What is the name for the book used at Passover that this seder is loosely based on?
The Haggadah
Besides fruit, what simple plant do people often sow on Tu B'shvat to use later at Passover?
Parsley
The seder is meant to help participants ascend how many mystical levels?
Four mystical levels
What is the name of the custom where some people wait three years before giving a child their first haircut?
Upsherin
According to the video, why do people plant trees for future generations?
Their ancestors planted trees for them, and they plant for their children to provide for future generations/legacy
How many glasses of wine (or grape juice) are used in the Tu B'shvat seder pattern described?
Four
The Tu B'shvat seder pairs foods with symbolic meanings. Name two types of foods mentioned that are paired with the four glasses.
Fruits and nuts (or fruits and grape juice/wine)
The video compares the spiritual flow from the seder to a tree process. Which two gases are mentioned to make this comparison?
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
The video quotes a teaching: if you are holding a sapling and someone says the Messiah is coming, what should you do first?
Plant the sapling first, then greet the person
The Torah is sometimes called "Etz Hayim." What does "Etz Hayim" mean in English?
Tree of Life
The seder progresses through the seasons by changing wine color. Which two wine colors are paired to show the seasonal flow?
White and red
What does biting into the seder's foods symbolically release, according to the mystics in the video?
Intention and divine sparks of energy
What do mystics say returns to the ultimate source and then overflows back down when we partake of the seder foods?
Divine sparks of energy
Which offering did Tu B'shvat help farmers and religious leaders establish in which tax year a certain offering belonged?
Tithing (a portion of the harvest for the priest and the poor)
Jews wait a certain number of years before eating fruit from a newly planted tree. How many years do they wait?
Three years
What is the special blessing you might say if you eat a fruit you haven't tried yet this year?
The Shehecheyanu
What fruit did The Circle Maker eat in the cartoon after he woke up from his 70 year nap?
Cherub
List the season at the start (white wine) and the season at the end (red wine) of a Tu B'shvat seder.
Start: Winter (white)
End: Summer (red).
Recite (or paraphrase) the short "sage wisdom" quote left at the end of the video about how to judge each day.
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." (paraphrase acceptable!)