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Tu BiShevat, the fifteenth of the month of Shevat, is the new year for the trees. <ref>[[Rosh Hashana]] 2a according to Bet Hillel, Shulchan Aruch 572:3, Mishna Brurah 131:31, Kitzur S"A 139:27</ref>
Tu BiShevat, the fifteenth of the month of Shevat, is the new year for the trees. <ref>[[Rosh Hashana]] 2a according to Bet Hillel, Shulchan Aruch 572:3, Mishna Brurah 131:31, Kitzur S"A 139:27</ref>
==Practices Relevant to the Day==
==Practices Relevant to the Day==

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Tu BiShevat, the fifteenth of the month of Shevat, is the new year for the trees. [1]

Practices Relevant to the Day

  1. There is no Tachanun on Tu BiShevat. [2] It is also not recited during the mincha prior to Tu Bishvat. [3]
  2. The minhag is to eat a lot of tree fruits on Tu BiShevat.[4] Some have the custom to have a seder of eating fruits on Tu Bishvat. [5]
  3. Public fast days should not be proclaimed on Tu Bishvat. [6]

Sources

  1. Rosh Hashana 2a according to Bet Hillel, Shulchan Aruch 572:3, Mishna Brurah 131:31, Kitzur S"A 139:27
  2. Shulchan Aruch 131:6, Kitzur S"A 139:27
  3. Mishna Brurah 131:32 and Kaf HaChaim 131:101
  4. Kitzur S"A 139:27, Magen Avraham OC 131:16, Kaf Hachaim 131:97, Mishna Brurah 131:31
  5. Moed Likol Chai 30:7-8 quotes several customs with what exactly to do to celebrate with a seder
  6. Shulchan Aruch 572:3.