Tu B’Shevat

Tu B’Shevat, or the Festival of the New Year of Trees, falls on the 15th of the month of Shevat. A minor holiday in the Jewish Ashkenazi tradition, it is celebrated in modern Israel as a tree-planting holiday. Sepharadim call the holiday the Feast of Fruit, have more liturgy associated with the festival, and hold a special “order” much like the Passover seder.