Fast Facts
Food and Drinks
Israel
100

The "Tu" in Tu B'Shevat stands for what date?

What is 15 of Shevat?

100

Some people say this fruit has 613 seeds. We tried to count them on Rosh Hashanah, but we ate them too quickly!

What is pomegranate?

100
Israel is located on this continent.
What is Asia?
200
This is another name for Tu B'shevat.
What is The New Year of the Trees or The Birthday of the Trees?
200

This beverage receives a different blessing than all other beverages.

What is grape juice or wine?

200
These are the two official languages of Israel.
What are Hebrew and Arabic?
300
This is the Hebrew word for tree.
What is Eitz?
300
We say this blessing over fruits we haven't eaten during the past year.
What is Shehecheyanu?
300

From Simchat Torah Until Passover

When is Israel's rainy season?

400

These are 3 ways to celebrate Tu B'Shvat.

Enjoying fruit from trees

Planting Trees

Having a Tu B'Shvat Seder

Caring for the Environment

400

We sometimes have a special meal on Tu B'Shevat called this.

A Tu B'Shavat Seder

400
These are the four countries that border Israel.
What are Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon?
500

During Tu B'Shevat, we eat from the seven species, which is called this in Hebrew.

What is Shivat HaMinim?

500

These are the Shivat Haminim, the seven edible plants from Israel that we mention on Tu B'Shvat.

What are grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, dates, wheat, and barley?

500

People can float in Israel's Dead Sea due to this.

What is the high concentration of salt?

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