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Tu BiShvat

The new year of the trees, kept by eating fruit and nuts, above all the fruits of the land of Israel.

Seder Tu Bishvat
Photo: כוכבה לוי, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Tu BiShvat

Tu BiShvat is the new year of the trees in the Jewish calendar. It is kept by eating fruit, especially the species the Torah names with the land of Israel: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates, along with wheat and barley. Dried fruit and almonds are the usual form, since the day falls in winter. Some families hold a Tu BiShvat seder, a custom of the mystics of Safed, with four cups of wine that move from white to red and a set order of fruits.

The dishes

WineFour cups, from white to red, at the Tu BiShvat seder.

Also part of it, and being written: Dried fruit (Figs, dates, raisins and apricots are the food of the day.), Almond (The almond tree is the first to bloom in Israel at this time.), Carob (A traditional Tu BiShvat fruit in Ashkenazi homes.).

More dishes made for Tu BiShvat

AshureVeganAşure 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSweet porridge of grains, dried fruits and nuts shared for festivals and remembrance Sweet or dessert
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Tu BiShvat" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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