Tu B'Shevat - The New Year for Trees
Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar -- celebrated this year on Monday, February 9, 2009 -- is the day that marks the beginning of a "New Year for Trees." This is 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.
Follow the following links for more information about this holiday and the ideas it represents:
Tu B'Shevat - The New Year for Trees
Tu B'Shevat in a Minute
The Tree - a story from the Talmud
Branches (or: People are Not Cars)
A Tree's New Year Resolution
Blossoms in the Winter?
The Human Tree
Tu B'Shevat for Kids
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