As I stated two weeks ago, when we welcomed the new month of Shvat, the name for today’s holiday is actually just the date. Tu is how one would pronounce the two letter abbreviation for 15 (like Roman Numerals, Hebrew has a number system that uses the letters in various combinations.)
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Today is Tu B’Shvat
Happy New Year.
What, you ask?
Today is the New Year for trees. One of the four new years that exist in the Hebrew calendar. (The others are the first day of Nisan, right
The Almond Trees are Growing
Happy New Year!!!!!
Don’t be so surprised. Because today is one of the four new years that exist in the Hebrew calendar. (The others are the first day of Nisan, right before Passover, which is the new year for kings and festivals; the first day of Elul, the new year for tithing; and the first of Tishrei, which we all know as Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.) Tu B’Shvat, today’s new year, is when the earliest blooming trees in the State of Israel begin their next fruit-bearing cycle.
A Five-Bagger!
Earth Day
Tomorrow is Earth Day. Yup, there have been 46 celebrations of this event.
It’s still BS if you apologize AFTER your bias is proven
Today is one of my favorite holidays. Yes, we Jews have a slew of holidays. And, given we’ve just survived Snowzilla2016, thinking about this holiday really feels a bit bizarre.
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Tu Bshvat Higiya
Tu B’Shvat
Tomorrow is Tu B’Shvat. The 15th day of the month. A full moon. The New Year for Trees.