Rosh Hashanah LaIlanot

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Rosh Hashanah LaIlanot, commonly known as Tu BiShvat, is a Jewish holiday that marks the "New Year of the Trees" and is often celebrated with tree planting and eating fruits, especially those associated with the Land of Israel.

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instanceOf Jewish holiday
annual event
religious observance
alsoKnownAs New Year of the Trees NERFINISHED
Tu B'Shevat NERFINISHED
Tu BiShvat NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jewish mysticism NERFINISHED
Kabbalah NERFINISHED
Land of Israel NERFINISHED
agriculture
environmentalism
fruits
seven species of the Land of Israel
trees
calendar Hebrew calendar
category Hebrew calendar festivals
Jewish holidays
Religious holidays
celebratedWith Tu BiShvat seder
eating dried fruits
eating fruits
eating nuts
recitation of blessings over fruits
tree planting
countryWherePubliclyMarked Israel NERFINISHED
dateInHebrewCalendar 15 Shevat
developedPractices Kabbalistic fruit seder in Safed
fixedOnHebrewDate true
halachicFunction cutoff date for tree tithes
determines age of trees for orlah laws
languageOfName Hebrew
legalSource Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:1 NERFINISHED
meaningOfName New Year of the Trees NERFINISHED
modernEmphasis Jewish connection to the Land of Israel
Zionism NERFINISHED
ecology
environmental awareness
observedBy Jews NERFINISHED
State of Israel NERFINISHED
organizationInvolved Jewish National Fund NERFINISHED
originPeriod Second Temple period
religion Judaism
timeOfYear mid-winter in the Northern Hemisphere
typicalFoods barley
dates
figs
grapes
olives
pomegranates
wheat

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Shevat relatedConcept Rosh Hashanah LaIlanot