Celebrate Tu Bishvat With Beth Am 2025 | 5785

Tu Bishvat Begins Wednesday Evening, February 12

Tu Bishvat, or the New Year of the Trees, is Jewish Arbor Day. The holiday is observed on the 15th (tu) of the Hebrew month of Shvat. Scholars believe that originally Tu Bishvat was an agricultural festival, marking the emergence of spring. In the 16th century, Kabbalists created a ritual for Tu Bishvat that is similar to a Passover seder. Today, many Jews hold a modern version of the Tu Bishvat seder each year. The holiday has also become a tree-planting festival in Israel, in which Israelis and Jews around the world plant trees in honor or in memory of loved ones and friends. Come celebrate Tu Bishvat with Congregation Beth Am!

Below you will find a schedule of Beth Am Tu Bishvat activities as well as Tu Bishvat resources 

Saturday, February 8:

• Tu Bishvat Tot Shabbat With Guest Mimi Greisman
  9:30 AM | Rooms 5, 6 and Playground (registration required)

Sunday, February 9:

• Parent Tu Bishvat Hike
  9:00 AM | Meet in the Parent Lounge; Hike Location TBA
• Right On Refillery Mobile Refill Station
  11:00 AM | Beth Am Parking Lot

Wednesday, February 12:

• Beth Am Women Tu Bishvat Seder
  7:30 PM | Rooms 5/6 (registration required by 2/8)

Friday, February 14:

• Tu Bishvat-Themed Oneg Shabbat
  7:30 PM | Social Hall

Monday, February 17 (Presidents Day):

• The Orchard Hike and Brews
  9:30 AM | Los Gatos Creek Trail (registration required)