Or Emet to host program in honor of Tu B’Shevat
On Sunday, Feb. 5, Patricia Ohmans, founder and director of Frogtown Green, will present “Why We Should Plant Trees and How To Do It: In Tribute to Tu B’Shevat” from 10 a.m.-noon at the Talmud Torah of St. Paul, 768 Hamline Ave. South in St. Paul. A social time will follow the program.
Frogtown Green is a resident-driven initiative advocating for environmental equity and sustainability in Frogtown, St. Paul’s most diverse low-income neighborhood. Ohmans will discuss the value and benefits of urban trees; climate change and trees; the impact of climate change on low-resourced neighborhoods like Frogtown; how Frogtown Green works to increase tree canopy; and how other neighborhoods can do the same work, inexpensively and effectively.
A 42-year resident of Frogtown, Ohmans is a journalist, master gardener and public health professional.
The Sunday adult programs are free and open to the public and meet concurrently with the Jewish Cultural Sunday School. All in-person attendees must wear a mask indoors and are expected to be up to date on vaccinations or have a same-day negative COVID test. Those who cannot attend in person may join over Zoom. Please register in advance here.
Or Emet is a secular congregation celebrating and honoring Jewish culture, history and values from a humanistic, inclusive perspective.
For information about Or Emet’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School, contact JCSS director Molly Phipps at school-1@oremet.org. For information about Or Emet, email info@oremet.org or visit oremet.org.