Tu B'Shevat - The New Year for Trees

Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar -- celebrated this year on Monday, February 9, 2009 -- is the day that marks the beginning of a "New Year for Trees." This is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.

Follow the following links for more information about this holiday and the ideas it represents:

Tu B'Shevat - The New Year for Trees

Tu B'Shevat in a Minute

The Tree - a story from the Talmud

Branches (or: People are Not Cars)

A Tree's New Year Resolution

Blossoms in the Winter?

The Human Tree

Tu B'Shevat for Kids