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Cultivating Community Roots Along the BeltLine

A Tu B'Shevat planting proves to be a muddy birthday party for the trees in Atlanta.

February 6, 2018, 4:44 pm Edit

(From left) Ariel Simons, Eliza Frankel, Rosie Finglass and Tali Eplan Frankel work together to plant a tree.
Eric Holder digs into the muddy ground.
Fran Norflus and Terri Hitzig face the midday chill to sign in volunteers.
Gabe Monett prepares the rich soil for a young tree.
Greg Levine (right), the co-executive director and chief program officer of Trees Atlanta, sets an example for the volunteers.
Madelyn Segal gets some family help to do her mitzvah project in memory of an aunt, Brenna Segal.
Volunteers of all ages gather for directions on how to plant trees so that they will thrive in Atlanta.
Trees Atlanta’s Greg Levine points the way during the Tu B'Shevat planting.

Temperatures that barely climbed into the 40s and more than an inch of rain overnight and into the morning didn’t deter dozens of committed Jewish community members and friends from gathering at Gordon White Park near the BeltLine in Southwest Atlanta on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4, for the annual Tu B’Shevat tree planting coordinated through Trees Atlanta.

Photos by Eli Gray

: (From left) Ariel Simons, Eliza Frankel, Rosie Finglass and Tali Eplan Frankel work together to plant a tree.

: Eric Holder digs into the muddy ground.

: Fran Norflus and Terri Hitzig face the midday chill to sign in volunteers.

: Gabe Monett prepares the rich soil for a young tree.

: Greg Levine (right), the co-executive director and chief program officer of Trees Atlanta, sets an example for the volunteers.

: Madelyn Segal gets some family help to do her mitzvah project in memory of an aunt, Brenna Segal.

: Volunteers of all ages gather for directions on how to plant trees so that they will thrive in Atlanta.

: Trees Atlanta’s Greg Levine points the way during the Tu B’Shevat planting.

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