Tu BiShvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בִּשְׁבָט‎, romanized: Ṭū bīŠvāṭ, lit. '15th of Shevat') is a Jewish holiday occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot (ראש השנה לאילנות ‎), literally " New Year of the Trees".

For environmentalists, Tu Bishvat is an ancient and authentic Jewish “Earth Day” that educates Jews about the Jewish tradition’s advocacy of responsible stewardship of God’s creation as …

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.

The 15 th of Shevat is the New Year for Trees, known as Tu b'Shevat. According to Biblical law, there is a seven year agricultural cycle, concluding with the Sabbatical year.

Tu Bishvat or the “birthday” of all fruit trees, is a minor festival. The name is Hebrew for the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat. In ancient times, Tu Bishvat was merely a date on the calendar that helped Jewish farmers establish exactly when they should bring their fourth-year produce of fruit from recently planted trees to the Temple as first-fruit offerings In the 16th century, the ...

Tu Bishvat is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the New Year for the Trees. It has significance in the Torah's agricultural laws and is celebrated with several customs, such as eating a seasonal fruit that one has not tasted in that season.

Tu BiShvat is the "Jewish New Year of the Trees." The holiday is observed on the 15th (tu) of the Hebrew month of Shvat. Scholars believe that originally Tu BiShvat was an agricultural …

Tu Bishvat, or the 15th of Shevat, is the New Year (or birthday) for trees and planting. It is often celebrated by eating specific fruits. Tu Bishvat, the holiday celebrated on the fifteenth of the month of Shevat, is known as the “New Year for Trees” in rabbinic literature.

Tu B’Shevat is considered the beginning of the year for trees because it is the midpoint of winter: the strength of the cold becomes less, the majority of the year’s rains (in Israel) have fallen, and the sap of the trees starts to rise. As a result, fruit begins to form.

Tu Bishvat (also spelled Tu B’Shevat ט”ו בשבט) is a Jewish holiday often referred to as the “New Year for Trees.” It falls on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat (typically in January or February) and has both historical and contemporary significance.