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On Tu B'Shvat, Jews eat fruits from the seven species of Israel and developed a meal structured like a Passover Seder with texts exploring fruits as metaphors for spiritual perfection. Tu B'Shvat is also a day of environmental awareness where trees are planted in Israel. The document provides details on the fruits eaten and blessings said on Tu B'Shvat.

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TuBeShevat Infographic

On Tu B'Shvat, Jews eat fruits from the seven species of Israel and developed a meal structured like a Passover Seder with texts exploring fruits as metaphors for spiritual perfection. Tu B'Shvat is also a day of environmental awareness where trees are planted in Israel. The document provides details on the fruits eaten and blessings said on Tu B'Shvat.

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On Tu BShvat we eat fruits of the seven species of Israel
wheat / barley / olives / dates / grapes / gs / pomegranates
(see Deuteronomy 8:8)
Developed by the great kabbalist Arizal, this meal of 10 fruits and
4 cups of wine is structured like a Passover Seder
with a text that explores fruits as a metaphor for spiritual perfecton.
On Tu BShvat, we pray for a
beautful etrog on the
following Sukkot.
In Israel, Tu B'Shvat is a day of
environmental awareness. Trees are
planted in celebraton.
The blessing before eatng fruit is:
Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elohai-nu
Melech HaOlam, boray pri ha-aitz.
Blessed are you God, King of the
Universe, Who creates the fruit of
the tree.
For some fruits, e.g.
pineapple and watermelon,
change the last word to
ha-adama.
Wheat
Grapes Figs
Pomegranates
Barley Olives
Dates
ON TU BSHVAT, ASK YOURSELF:
If an apple tree produces
apples, what can I bring into
the world that others can
enjoy?
Am I receiving proper
spiritual nourishment
in my life?
Am I connected to a
warm and nurturing
community?
How can I best live
a "fruitul" life?
ON TU BSHVAT, IT IS
CUSTOMARY TO EAT A
"NEW FRUIT" AND SAY THE
SHEHECHEYANU BLESSING:
Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elohai-nu
Melech HaOlam, shehechiyanu
vikiyimanu vihigiyanu lazman
hazeh.
Blessed are You, God our Lord,
King of the Universe, Who has
kept us alive, sustained us and
brought us to this occasion.
The 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat,
is the new year for trees
(Talmud Rosh Hashanah 2a)
TU B'SHVAT "SEDER"
Tu BShvat is the new year for determining
the Torahs agricultural laws in Israel:
Tithes taken from
produce grown in
Israel.
MAASER
Not eatng fruits
from a trees rst
3 years.
ORLAH
The Torah
compares people
to trees:
"A person is like the
tree of a eld"
(Deut. 20:19)

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