The Custom of Eating Fruits on Tu B’Shvat

The Custom of Eating Fruits on Tu B’Shvat

This article from My Jewish Learning explores the variety of beliefs and customs surrounding fruit celebrated by Jewish communities around the world on Tu B’Shvat throughout history, from the mystical Seders of the 16th century Kabbalists and the superstitious rituals of the Kurdistani Jews to the fruit feasts of the Persian and Moroccan communities and the custom of eating dried fruits from the Land of Israel practiced by the European Jews of yesterday and the American Jews of today.Â