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Happy
Tu B'shvat |
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| Tu B'Shvat is "The
New Year For the Trees" and is celebrated on the fifteenth day of
the Hebrew month of Shevat. This Year (Tu (the 15th) B'Shvat, the Rosh
Hashana (New Year) of the Trees is on
Monday, January 25, 2016. |
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| In many countries it seems strange to celebrate the rebirth of trees in the middle of winter. But in Israel the rainy season has just ended and buds are beginning to appear on the trees. | ||||||||||||||||||
| We eat fruits and nuts on Tu
B'Shvat. We especially try to eat the fruits for which the Torah praises the
Land of Israel. The Torah describes the Land of Israel as a good land, "a land of . . . vines, figs, and pomegranates . . . olives and sweet dates." So on Tu B'Shvat we eat grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. |
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| We also eat fruit that we haven't
eaten during the year so we can say the blessing Shehechiyanu. In that blessing
we thank G-d for keeping us alive and healthy as a part of His world until this
day. Some people have the custom to pray on Tu B'Shvat that G-d provide them
with a beautiful, kosher Etrog for the next year's Succot holiday.
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