Using Gematria, the Hebrew T U is made up of a Tet, which has the numerical value of 9 and Vav which has the value of 6. Together the two letters equal 15. Tu B’Shvat occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month, Shvat. Shvat is the 11th month of the Hebrew calendar usually coinciding with January/February.
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January 14th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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January 14th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
[...] Year of the trees is not a biblical holiday although there are a number of verses throughout the Tanach that are linked to Tu B’Shvat and that we use to teach about the Jewish perspective on the [...]