Shevat (Hebrew: שְׁבָט ‎, Standard Šəvaṭ, Tiberian Šeḇāṭ; from Akkadian Šabātu) is the fifth month of the civil year starting in Tishre (or Tishri) and the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar starting in Nisan. It is a month of 30 days.

Jan 21, 2015 · Jews around the world usher in the new month of Shevat today. While not as well known as the Hebrew months of Tishrei or Nissan, when we celebrate the High Holidays and Passover, Shevat is a month rich in symbolism and meaning. 1.It’s the Eleventh Month in Torah

Shevat is the 11th month on the Jewish calendar counting from Nissan. The high point of the month is the holiday of 15 Shevat, known as the “ New Year for Trees.” This is the day when the sap begins to rise in the fruit trees in Israel —the start of a new growing season.

The month of Shevat (חדש שבט) is the eleventh month of the Jewish calendar (counting from the month of Nisan). The name "Shevat" (שְׁבָט) was adopted by the Jewish people sometime during the Babylonian exile, though it is explicitly mentioned in the Scriptures:

Feb 13, 2014 · Shevat is the 11th month counting from Nisan and contains Tu B'Shevat, new year for trees. It is also when Moshe began reviewing the Torah before his death.

Shevat is the fifth month of the Hebrew year (or the eleventh month when counting from Nissan). Like all Hebrew months, the name Shevat is of Babylonian origin, corresponding to the constellation of the Water Bucket (Aquarius), visible in the night sky during this lunar month.

The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar—celebrated this year on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025—is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees.

Jan 29, 2025 · The astral sign (mazal) of Shvat (or Shevat), the fifth month of the Hebrew year, is the bucket, corresponding to the sign of Aquarius. A bucket is just an ordinary container made to hold water, but in Judaism water has enormous spiritual symbolism.

SHEVAT (Heb. שְׁבָט), the post-Exilic name of the 11 th month of the Jewish year.

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