Tu B'Shvat Seder

The Tu B'Shvat seder is a tradition that began in the 17^th century in Safed. It was intended to instill in the Jews of the Diaspora,  a love of the land of Israel. Rabbi Benjamin Halevi described how to mark the holiday in his book "Hemdat Yamim". He compiled a seder that included a festive meal with 30 species of fruit native to the land of Israel.

Today there are different versions. They all include four glasses of wine, like the Passover seder. However, the Tu B'Shvat seder includes both red and white wine.

• A glass of white wine represents the cold winter.
• A glass of red wine mixed with a small amount of white wine represents the spring awakening.
• A glass of red wine represents the warmth of summer.
• A glass of white wine mixed with a small amount of red wine represents autumn.

Brend's Catering offers both dairy and meat menus for Tu B'Shvat.