Tu B’Shvat is February 1 – 2, 2026
Adamah is hosting virtual and in-person events around the country. Join us at a Tu B’Shvat event near you!
Adamah is hosting virtual and in-person events around the country. The resources below offer thoughts and ideas to help you celebrate Tu B’Shvat in your home or community.
Adamah’s Haggadot help you celebrate Tu B’Shvat in your home or community.
We have new Adamah Haggadah as well as legacy Hazon versions.
Looking for activities and other ideas to help celebrate the holiday as a young adult?
Check out this Tu B’Shvat Program Guide compiled by Adamah on Campus student leaders.
History of Tu B’Shvat
Tu B’Shvat is an ancient celebration of the new year for trees on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat.
It has changed and evolved over twenty centuries, and has never been more vital or significant than it is today.
Kabbalists in the16th century re-imagined this holiday with a multi-sensory and engaging Seder, incorporating three types of fruits and journeying through the four worlds of creation.
We live in an era in which sustainable forestry is more widely practiced than ever before, yet deforestation is a powerful driver of climate change and loss of biodiversity. Trees play important roles in some of the most challenging environmental issues of our time, and the way we use them is important, even in ways you might not expect. For a simple example: saving paper does not just “save trees,” but also prevents burning fossil fuels in transportation and processing.
Sustainability Tips
Eat Local
If you live in an area with a variety of seasonal, winter offerings, use this to your advantage by eating local. In the south, citrus fruits are in season and can provide a great addition to the Tu B’Shvat celebration: try citrus curls in your drinks, lemon curd for dessert, or roast chicken with oranges and lemons inside.
Think about Fair Trade
Host a Tu B’Shvat seder focusing on the environmental benefits of fair trade. Use fair trade certified dried dates, almonds, and walnuts at your Tu B’Shvat seder.
Reuse and Recycle
In modern times, Tu B’Shvat has been transformed into a holiday embracing nature, which allows us to focus our intentions on many environmental areas. In addition to supporting sustainable eating, try to cut down waste by using reusable, or compostable, dishes and recycle when possible.
Compost
Collect leftover fruit and vegetable scraps from your Tu B’Shvat seder and add them to your compost pile (or bring them to a composting facility). You’re kicking off the new year of the trees by contributing to soil fertility and the cycles of life!
Go out and plant!
Tu B’Shvat is a great time to start a garden, with sufficient time to start growing so that you can put the garden to use during Pesach! So, take the time during this holiday to plant with the family and enjoy homegrown fruits and veggies. If you don’t have a place to garden, there are plenty of ways to grow veggies and plants indoors.
Sample Seders & Activities
- Tu B’Shevat Seder: Jewish Ritual/Food Justice/Community Education
- Tu B’Shvat Family Nature Hike
- Young Adult Tu B’shevat Seder
- Wilderness Torah’s Tu B’Shvat in the Redwoods
- Tu B’Shevat “Lunch & Learn” Seder for Staff
Additional Resources
- Tu B’Shvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah. Customs include planting trees and eating dried fruits and nuts, especially figs, dates, raisins, carob, and almonds. In Israel, the flowering of the almond tree, which grows wild around the country, coincides with Tu B’Shvat. Explore more on MyJewishLearning.com Tu Bishvat 101.
- Read Nigel Savage’s piece, “Beyond ‘The Four Worlds’: Creating Meaning in Your Tu B’Shvat Seder”
- Music: We’ve compiled a great selection of music to make your seder a more multi-faceted experience.
