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    Tu Bish­vat Reading

    JBC Staff
    January 18, 2013
    Find the full list of JBC’s Tu Bish­vat reads here.


    Dear Tree

    The Kids’ Cat­a­log of Ani­mals and the Earth

    Cel­e­brat­ing the Jew­ish Year: Win­ter Hol­i­days — Hanukkah, Tu B’She­vat, Purim


    The Apple Tree’s Discovery

    Green Bible Sto­ries for Children

    Jew­ish Hol­i­days Cook­book: Fes­tive Meals for Cel­e­brat­ing the Year



     
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