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Tu Bishvat/New Year for Trees

Tu Bishvat (The New Year of the Trees) is a beautiful celebration of renewal, growth, and God’s provision through the land of Israel. Often marked by enjoying the fruits of the land and reflecting on creation, it’s a time to remember that what is planted in faith can flourish in season. Tu Bishvat invites us to pause, give thanks, and consider the deeper spiritual picture of roots, fruitfulness, and restoration.

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This year, Tu Bishvat starts on the evening of Sunday, the 𝟷st of February

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Books

Cover image of BLOOM Tu Bishvat Haggadah

BLOOM Haggadah (also E-Book)

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FFOZ

Tu Bishvat is a wonderful time to celebrate growth, fruitfulness, and restoration. Use this Haggadah to host a simple Tu Bishvat seder and join in this beautiful tradition.

Cover image of BLOOM Tu Bishvat Haggadah and the companion booklet PLANT by Vine of David

BLOOM, Haggadah + PLANT

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FFOZ

Tu Bishvat is a wonderful time to celebrate growth, fruitfulness, and restoration. Use this Haggadah to host a simple Tu Bishvat seder and join in this beautiful tradition.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD… For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters… and will not cease from yielding fruit.”—Jeremiah 17:7–8

Articles

Just in time for Tu Bishvat, almond trees start blossoming in January or February in Israel. (Image: Bigstock)

🌱 Tu Bishvat: Emerging from Dormancy

Aaron Eby

Our Master Yeshua often compared humans to trees, saying, “A tree is known by its fruit.”

Picture of date palms in the Negev

🌱 What is Tu BiShvat?

By FIRM Staff

While it may not be as well-known as Passover or Yom Kippur, Tu BiShvat carries deep biblical and spiritual significance, especially for those who love Israel and seek to understand God’s plan through His creation.

Young fig tree leaves. (Image: Bigstock)

🌱 Happy New Year, Again!

Damian Eisner

Judaism has four New Years, and one of them, Tu Bishvat, is for trees. Why?

Assorted fruits with dips arranged on a serving board for celebrating Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees

🌱 Tu Bishvat Recipes

Kosher.com

The "New Year" of the trees, this Jewish holiday is the perfect time to try some new fruits, serve up a beautiful fruit salad, or do a fun fruit crafting activity with your kids to teach them about the holiday.

Tu Bishvat 2026 date with a tree illustration representing 15 Shevat, the New Year for Trees

🌿 15 Shevat

Chabad

A rich Tu Bishvat resource hub with guides, insights, and family-friendly ideas

Snow-covered forest with bare trees and a winding road, reflecting reflection, growth, and renewal during Tu B’Shvat

🌿 How Tu B'Shvat Cultivates Joy

Rena Perlmutter

Brené Brown teaches, "We hold the key to lasting happiness in our own hands. For it is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful."

“For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land… a land of… wheat and barley… vines and fig trees and pomegranates…”—Deuteronomy 8:7–8

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Youtube Videos

🌱 Why In The World Do We Celebrate Tu B'shvat? (Crash Course)

Why In The World Do We Celebrate Tu B'Shvat?
What Does a Birthday for the Trees even mean?
An Aleph Beta Crash Course Guide

🌱 Tu B’Shvat: What Is A Birthday For Trees?

Why do trees have a New Year? This short video uncovers the surprising meaning behind Tu B’Shvat—and why it’s really about gratitude to our Creator.

“They shall be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.” — Isaiah 61:3

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