Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The eleventh month of the year in the Jewish calendar.
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- proper noun Judaism The fifth month of the civil year in the
Jewish calendar , afterTevet and beforeAdar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is celebrated on the 15th day of Shevat in the Hebrew calendar although it was once set for the 1st of Shevat.
John Kremer: Celebrate New Years 17 Times in January Alone John Kremer 2011
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It is celebrated on the 15th day of Shevat in the Hebrew calendar although it was once set for the 1st of Shevat.
John Kremer: Celebrate New Years 17 Times in January Alone John Kremer 2011
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The ceremony created for Tu bi-Shevat, celebrating the buds of spring, presents the changes in nature, the sprouting shoots and blossoms.
Leah Bergstein. 2009
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She suggests that the ceremony should take place in the synagogue on Shabbat Shirah, which falls near Tu bi-Shevat and on which one reads Parshat Be-Shalah, which contains the Song at the Sea describing the Exodus from Egypt and the crossing of the Sea of Reeds.
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Her early Proustian stories, including the collection After Tu bi-Shevat (Hebrew, 1979), lovingly reconstructed the sights, sounds and fragrances of her childhood hometown, bringing to life its entire social milieu, as well as her own extended family and friends.
Ruth Almog. 2009
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Later, at Ramat Yohanan, they created other festival ceremonies, including the Omer, Tu bi-Shevat, the Festival of First Fruits, the Harvest Festival/Water Festival and the Wedding Celebration.
Leah Bergstein. 2009
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Actually the day after we were in Tel Aviv for the rave, we spent the next day, Shevat, at Mitzbe Areca (ph), there were some friends of ours on the West Bank.
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This Wednesday the 15th of Shevat on the Hebrew calendar, Jews around the world will celebrate Tu Bishvat.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rabbi Rachel Kobrin 2012
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The blessing was part of the congregation's celebration of Tu B'Shevat - the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat.
Fore, right! 2010
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These tithes differ from year to year in the seven-year cycle; the point at which a budding fruit is considered to belong to the next year of the cycle is the 15th of Shevat.
Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Bo 5770 - January 22, 2010 ] 2010
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