TU BISHVAT
Tu BiShvat. New year for the trees.
A mid-winter celebration of trees and fruits. No special prohibitions — many hold a fruit seder.
PRINTABLE PACKET
Print your Tu BiShvat packet.
PDF — cover, the five essentials, step-by-step, the blessings, your shopping list, and a one-page FAQ. Personalized with your local times when you set your ZIP.
Without a ZIP we still print the full guide; just no candle-lighting time.
FIVE ESSENTIALS
What you really need to know.
01
Eat fruits — especially of the seven species
Wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, dates. The seven species the Torah praises Israel for.
02
Try a new fruit
Tasting a new fruit lets you say Shehecheyanu.
03
Tu BiShvat seder
A custom — four cups of wine (white, white-with-red, red-with-white, red) + a meal of fruits in tiers.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Shopping & prep list.
- ·Fruits — especially of the seven species
- ·A new fruit for Shehecheyanu
- ·Wine for the seder
- ·Almonds, dried figs, dates, carob
FAQ
Common questions.
Is this a yom tov?
No — it's a minor holiday. Work and normal activity are permitted. No Tachanun.
See Tu BiShvat on your calendar.
100 years of local candle lighting and Havdalah times — including every Tu BiShvat between now and 2126.
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