ChaBaD Jewish Holidays 15 Shevat 2023 The New Year for Trees (Tu Bishvat)

 ChaBaD Jewish Holidays 15 Shevat 2023 The New Year for Trees (Tu Bishvat)

15 Shevat

Jewish Holidays

15 Shevat 2023

The New Year for Trees (Tu Bishvat)

February 6, 2023

Art by Sefira Lightstone

The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar—celebrated this year on Monday, February 6, 2023—is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees. Commonly known as Tu Bishvat, this day marks the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.

We mark the 15th of Shevat by eating fruit, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. On this day we remember that “man is a tree of the field” (Deuteronomy 20:19), and reflect on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analogue. Read more about 15 Shevat

 

15 Shevat Info   What is the 15th of Shevat? Why is it celebrated, and how is it observed? Tu BiShvat in a Minute Tu BiShvat: What and How Tu BiShvat Customs Tu BiShvat Q & A Tu BiShvat: A Weekday Rosh Hashanah View All 10 Man and Tree   "Man is a tree of the field." How many ways can this statement be interpreted? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn The Tree Branches (or: People Are Not Cars) A Tree's New Year Resolution The Old Man and the Fig Tree View All 26 15 Shevat Audio   A selection of classes on Tu B’Shevat that highlight its themes and expound upon its meaning Tu B’Shevat: For Man is a Tree The Tree of Our Life Tu Beshvat Tu B’Shevat: Potential vs. Actual Go Tell It to the Horses and Donkeys Rabbi Schapiro on Tu B’Shevat 15 Shevat for Kids   15 Shevat stories -- both audio and text -- coloring pages, and all about trees, fruit and the 15th of Shevat What is the 15th of Shevat? Stories Crafts & Activities Recipes Learn About Different Fruit

15 Shevat Essays   The mystical teachings of the Torah offer profound insights on the deeper nature of the 15th of Shevat 10 Historic Trees in the Torah Why Is Tu BiShvat in the Winter? Blossoms in the Winter? Mystical Insights Into the New Year for Trees Celebrating Pleasure View All 8 Nature & Environment   What is the Jewish view on ecology and environmentalism? The Leaf Taking Back Tu BiShvat Ecology and Spirituality in Jewish Tradition The Unity and Purposefulness of Creation Jewish Ecology     15 Shevat Video   A selection of presentations on the 15th of Shevat, including talks of the Rebbe The Soul of the New Year for Trees Why Is the New Year for Trees in the Winter? The Four Jewish New Years Breaking Through the Husk Tu BiShvat and Healing View All 15     15 Shevat Recipes   With 15 Shevat in mind, check out these great recipes that are not only delicious but healthy as well! One-Pan Za'atar Chicken and Barley with Tu B'Shevat Fruits Persimmon-Pomegranate Salsa Colorful, Eye-Catching Fruit Bark for Tu B’Shevat Frozen Yogurt Grapes Tu B’Shevat Fruit Plates View All 22

 

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