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Traditions of Tu bishvat
0Tu Bishvat which means “Fifteenth of Shevat” is the “New Year for the Trees” or Rosh Hashana La-ilanot. Tradition says that on this day sap begins to run and it is time to plant trees in Israel! The Talmud teaches of
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What is Tu Bishvat Seder?
0During the diaspora, Tu Bishvat was being forgotten. In the 16th century, Kabbalists [mystics] in tzfat gave the holiday new relavence by popularizing the Seder Tu Bishvat . The Tu Bishvat seder is loosely based on the Pesach seder. Similar
what is Tu Bishvat?
0The Torah teaches of four yearly beginnings: The first of Nisan is new year for the kings and festivals; Elul 1 starts the year for animal tithing but Rabbis Eliezer & Shimon say the first of Tishrei ; Tishrei is Rosh HaShanah
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