TuBishvat Basics
Tu BiShvat is known as the “New Year” for this.
Trees
Apples, dates, and figs are examples of this type of food eaten on Tu BiShvat.
Fruits
Trees help humans by producing this gas.
Oxygen
Israel is located on this continent.
Asia
Trees are often a symbol of this idea in Judaism.
life
Tu BiShvat falls on the ___ day of the Hebrew month of Shevat.
15th
This dried fruit is traditionally eaten and comes from palm trees.
Dates
This process allows trees to make their own food using sunlight.
photosynthesis
Israel is known for using advanced technology like this to help crops grow in dry areas.
irrigation
Eating fruits on Tu BiShvat represents gratitude for this.
nature/ Gods creations
Tu BiShvat is traditionally associated with eating fruits grown in this land.
Israel
This nut is commonly eaten on Tu BiShvat and grows inside a shell.
Walnut
This action is a modern Tu BiShvat tradition to help the planet.
planting trees
Trees are not eaten from during their first ___ years
3
Roots, trunk, and branches can symbolize these three parts of a person.
values, growth, and actions
Tu BiShvat usually takes place during this season in Israel.
winter
These are the Seven Foods mentioned in the Torah related to TuBishvat.
wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates
This Jewish concept teaches responsibility for caring for the world.
Tikkun Olam
This crop is used to make olive oil, one of the "Seven Species."
olives
Tu BiShvat teaches that humans are compared to this element of nature.
trees
Tu BiShvat is one of the four “New Years” mentioned in this Jewish text.
Mishnah
This fruit has many seeds and symbolizes abundance and mitzvot.
Pomegranite
Protecting the Earth is often called this Jewish value.
bal tashchit
Tu BiShvat helped farmers determine when a tree’s fruit could be used for this purpose.
religious offerings "tithing"
This Hebrew word means “tree of life.”
Etz Chaim