In the oeuvres of the classic synagogue composers, there are no truly distinctive melodies for the month of Sh'vat. However as Tu Bish'vat has gained more emphasis over time, it behooves us to utilise what has become a seasonal leitmotif. Whilst the day was historically associated purely with the cut-off for calculating the age of fruit bearing trees, in the 17th century, Lurianic kabbalists formulated the concept of a Tu Bish'vat seder. The wider popularity of this ritual, together with the general celebration of Tu Bish'vat as an ecological awareness day is a more recent development. This well-known melody is from the song Hashkeidiya Porachat, the blossoming almond tree, composed by Menashe Ravina (born in Ukraine, he emigrated to Palestine in the early 20th century) to a text written by Israel Dushman.