#Shevat (also #Shvat) /ʃəˈvat (Hebrew & English)/ = 5th month of the Jewish #CivilYear, and 11th month of the #liturgicalYear. The word is borrowed from an Akkadian word meaning "strike," probably in reference to seasonal heavy rain in that region at that time of year (January-February in the #GregorianCalendar)

Tu B' Shvat = "15 in Shvat" [15th of Shvat], the New Year of the Trees. Also called Rosh Hashanah La'ilanot (= "head the-year of-trees", i.e. New Year of the Trees) ...

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Tonight is #TuBiShvat, literally the 15th day of the month of #Shvat. A holiday that is in Jewish tradition called the "New Year of the Trees" - as half of winter has passed, and the trees are starting to grow their leaves and fruits again. Hence the tradition of eating many different fruits (as a child, we often got close to a 100 different kinds of fruits).

#TuBShvat tells us: no, we will regrow. We will be back. We will rise again, and again. Ultimately, we will blossom 🌸