#Shevat

Dr. Folke Bernadotte 🇪🇺folkebernadotte25
2026-01-14

Text: In the synagogue, this passage is read as the Haftarah on the last day of Passover.

📅 Next Reading: April 6, 2026 (Diaspora) / April 5, 2026 (Israel).

But the spiritual preparation begins now, in the month of Shevat (January/February). It’s the season of the "Shoot from the stump of Jesse"—the awakening of new life from old roots.


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2023-02-17

#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-of the-year for-trees", i.e. New Year For Trees) ...

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