RENEWAL OF THE EARTH CELEBRANTS GATHER FOR TU B'SHVAT.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer MALIBU - Families planted together and got a close look at wildlife Sunday at the Shalom Institute The Shalom Institute is a centre for Educational excellence in the post-secondary school segment of the Jewish community, promoting Jewish identification, learning and development. in Malibu, for Tu B'Shvat, a Jewish festival centered on the celebration of nature. About 50 trees and 250 native California plants were ready for planting, and camp organizers matched the trees and plants with the planters - visitors who came individually or as part of a synagogue, school or community organization. Tu B'Shvat was on Saturday this year, but planting events happened Sunday. Tu B'Shvat events were also held in many other parts of the Southland. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California joined Stephen S. Wise Temple members planting trees at Aidan's Place in Westwood Park in honor of the temple's 40th anniversary. ``And we said we're going to plant these trees, and we can keep these skies as blue as they are today every day,'' Hahn said. Wilshire Boulevard Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was named for H. Gaylord Wilshire (1861-1927), an Ohio native who made and lost fortunes in real estate, farming, and gold mining. Temple members also planted trees at Westwood Recreation Facility. ``It's very much a Jewish Earth Day,'' said John Rosenberg John Rosenberg is an American football coach.[1] He is one of the few people in the coaching profession who is a graduate of Harvard University. Rosenberg is known for his creativity and innovation in defensive strategy. , 51, of Woodland Hills, as his two sons planted in Malibu. ``It's for planting of trees and celebration of renewal of the earth, changing of the seasons, moving from winter to spring, renewal of life and the appreciation of God's great Earth,'' Rosenberg said. Rosenberg's 14-year-old son, Hunter, is a former camper at the Shalom Institute, and he was glad to be back to plant. ``It's just coming together and working as a team, being as one,'' he said. Inside a conference center near the hill being planted, children sat on the floor in front of a stage where a turkey vulture turkey vulture or turkey buzzard Species (Cathartes aura) of long-winged, long-tailed vulture (family Cathartidae), about 30 in. (75 cm) long, with dark plumage, whitish beak and legs, bare red head covered with whitish bumps, and a 6-ft (1.8-m) wingspread. and a skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. were among the stars of the show. The Topanga-based nonprofit Nature of Wildworks put on the show, which mixed an introduction to wildlife with a lesson in sign language. This was the sixth year the Shalom Institute held the Tu B'Shvat event, said Bill Kaplan, the executive director of the institute. About 1,500 to 2,000 visitors usually come for the event, he said. Among the other features of the event were informational booths, musical performances, storytelling, a nature hike and a climbing wall A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, used for climbing. Some are brick or wooden constructions, but on most modern walls, the material used is a thick multiplex board with holes drilled into it. . All the day's proceeds went to the creation of a discovery center and garden that will be named after Marla Bennett, a former Shalom Institute staffer and camper. Bennett, a 24-year-old San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. resident, was killed in July 2002 in a bombing at the Hebrew University in Israel. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Visitors to the Shalom Institute in Malibu plant trees and other plants to celebrate Tu B'Shvat on Sunday. (2) Andrew Gerson shovels in dirt around a plant at the Tu B'Shvat celebration at the Shalom Institute. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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