Yeshivish glossary term
Tu B'Shvat
ט״ו בשבט
Meaning
- New Year for trees
- minor Jewish calendar date on the fifteenth of Shevat
Alternate spellings
Tu Bishvat, Tu BShvat
Usage and context
Often marked by eating fruits, especially produce associated with the Land of Israel.
- Category
- minor holiday
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Tu B'Shvat is the New Year for trees.
Plain-English example
The fifteenth of Shevat is the traditional New Year for trees.