SHEVAT:

Month 11 | Shevat: Spiritual Connection through Study // Fruitfulness

Focus: Blessings // Fruitfulness

Letter: Tzadik (צ)

Tribe: Asher

Sense: Eating, taste

According to Tradition, the first of Shevat is when Moses began giving his final address to Israel. “Across the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this Torah saying, ‘Adonai our God spoke to us at Horeb saying: ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain’” (Deuteronomy 1:5-6). For the entire month of Shevat, he would sit in the meeting tent and elucidate the Torah.

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. Therefore, the Jewish people calculate the yearly tithe from this day.

Major Jewish and Biblical Events in History in Shevat:

01 Shevat: Moses Began Repetition of Torah (Deut.)

15 Shevat: Tu BiShevat (“the 15th of Shevat”) – “New Year for Trees”

23 Shevat: War on Benjamin (circa 1228 BC) – recorded in Judges 19-20

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