Tu B'Shvat, the New Year for Trees, falls on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, Thursday, February 8th this year (5761/2001). Jewish tradition marks the 15th of Shvat as the day when the sap in the trees begins to rise, signaling the earth's awakening from its winter slumber, and heralding the beginning of Spring. This mini-holiday is of major importance to our appreciation of Nature and our relationship to it.

Below are 33 websites about Tu B'Shvat, ranging from explanations and customs to games and recipes. For your convenience, the sites are also hyper-linked online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaytu.htm

Enjoy!
Jacob

Virtual Jerusalem: Tu B'Shvat Themes and Customs
http://www.vjholidays.com/tubshvat/Themes.htm

The Ohr Somayach Tu B'Shvat Page
http://www.ohr.org.il/special/tubshvat/index.htm

Aish HaTorah: Man is a Tree
http://aish.com/holidays/tu_bshvat/articles/Man_is_a_tree.asp

Torah.org: Divrei Torah On Tu B'shvat
http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/tubshvat/

Jewish National Fund Online Tree Planting Center
http://www.jnftrees.com

The Jewish National Fund (KKL - JNF Jerusalem)
http://www.kkl.org.il/

Torah Tots: Fun & Games & Coloring Book
http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/tubshvat/tubshvat.htm

Akhlah: Tu B'Shvat
http://www.akhlah.com/holidays/tubshvat/tu_bshvat.asp

My Hebrew Dictionary - Tu B'Shvat Related Words
http://www.dictionary.co.il

Tu Bishvat @ JTS
http://learn.jtsa.edu/tubshevat/

Machon Chagim: Tu Bishvat (requires Hebrew font)
http://www.chagim.org.il/tubishvat.html

OU: Tu B'Shevat
http://www.ou.org/chagim/roshchodesh/shevat/tubshevat.htm

Jewish Heritage Magazine: Trees
http://www.jhom.com/calendar/shevat/index.html

Nurit Reshef's Tu Bishvat Story
http://www.ualberta.ca/~yreshef/tuintro.htm

Jewish Community: Tu B'Shevat
http://www.jewish.com/holidays/tubishvat.shtml

Judaism 101: Tu B'Shavt
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday8.htm

WZO: Holidays with a twist
http://www.wzo.org.il/encountr/holidays.htm#tubishvat

JA The Pedagogic Center: Tu B'Shvat
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/tubish/index.html

Israel Ministry of Education (requires Hebrew font)
http://www.education.gov.il/toranit/to_index.htm

Melitz: Tu B'Shvat - A Celebration (English and Hebrew)
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/melitz/monthly/tubshvat/index2.html

Ivritype: Tu B'Shevat Toolkit (non-Orthodox, PDF format)
http://www.ivritype.com/toolkits/#tubsh

The Jewish Magazine: The Mystical meaning of Tu B'Shvat
http://www.freeyellow.com/members4/staff1/shvat.htm

ICJI: Tu Beshvat
http://www.biu.ac.il/ICJI/Competition/chapter7/724.htm

About.com: Tu B'Shvat
http://judaism.about.com/culture/judaism/library/holidays/bltubishvatseder.htm

Machanaim: Tu B'Shvat (Russian)
http://machanaim.co.il/holidays/in_tubis.htm

Alliance - Tu B'Shvat (French)
http://www.alliancefr.com/~zmanim/

Masuah: Tu Bishvat (Spanish)
http://www.masuah.org/tu_bishvat.htm

Tu Bishvat (Italian)
http://www.menorah.it/articoli/feste/tubish1.htm

Tu Bishvat Poem
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Susieq/tree.htm

USDA ARS: Fruit Images
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/fruitsimages.htm

Clipsahoy: Tree Clipart
http://www.clipsahoy.com/nature/trees.htm

RFCJ: Tu B'Shvat Recipes
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/ category.cgi?category=TU_b_SHEVAT

Blue Mountain Animated Greeting Cards
http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/tubshvat/
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