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Unearthing Shevat: The Month of Trees

Unearthing Shevat: The Month of Trees

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 22, 2023 | Shevat, Tu B'shvat, Israel, Zechariah

By Chaim Barzel This verse from Zechariah is the very first verse in the Hebrew Bible that mentions the month of Shevat. But it’s only the second that mentions “the eleventh month.” Do you know where “the eleven month” is first mentioned? I’ll give you hint –...
Why don’t Jews celebrate New Year’s on January 1st?

Why don’t Jews celebrate New Year’s on January 1st?

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2023 | Antisemitism, Tishrei, Bo, Shevat, Nisan, Elul

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz While the entire world is celebrating, bringing in the new year, Jews are more subdued. Everyone else is flipping their calendars from 2022 to 2023, but the Hebrew calendar is already a quarter of the way through 5783. Why do the Jews have a...

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