>From <a href="http://www.hillel.org/jewish/holidays/tubshevat/default">http://www.hillel.org/jewish/holidays/tubshevat/default</a><br><br>"...you will need to purchase both red and white wine and 15 different
types of fruits and nuts; five from each of the following three
categories:
<p>1) fruits or nuts with an inedible outer shell and an edible inner
core: pineapple, coconut, orange, pomello, banana, walnut, pecan,
grapefruit, starfruit, pinenut, pomegranate, papaya, brazil nut,
pistachio, or almond. (Note: purchase the whole fruit or nut so you can
remove the outer shell during the seder).</p>
<p>2) fruits with edible outer flesh and pithy, inedible cores: olive,
date, cherry, loquat, peach, apricot, jujub, persimmon, avocado. plum,
or hackberry. (Note: purchase the whole fruit so you can remove the pit
or core during the seder).</p>
<p>3) fruits which are edible throughout. Here no protective shells,
neither internal nor external are needed. The symbolic fruits may be
eaten entirely and include: strawberry, grape, raisin, fig, raspberry,
blueberry, cranberry, carob, apple, pear, kiwi or quince."</p>Does anyone know a source for needing 15 fruits specifically? Is it simply 15 = TU?<br>I have heard this idea for a few years but never heard of a source for it.
<br><br>Kol Tuv,<br>~Liron<br><br>