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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 Beit Hillel, Shulchan Aruch 572:3, Mishna Brurah 131:31, Kitzur S"A 139:26-27</ref>
Tu BiShevat, the fifteenth of the month of Shevat, is the new year for the trees. <ref>Mishna [[Rosh Hashana]] 1:1, Gemara [[Rosh Hashana]] 2a according to Beit Hillel, Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 572:3, Shulchan Aruch YD 331:57 and 125, Mishna Brurah 131:31, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:26-27, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 247, Chazon Ovadia Tu Bishvat pg. 1, Rav Avraham Chaim Noeh (Sefer Shenot Chayim in Mikor Chaim 31:1), Moadim Biahalacha pg. 185 </ref>
==Practices Relevant to the Day==
==Practices Relevant to the Day==
# There is no [[Tachanun]] on Tu BiShevat. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 131:6, Beit Yosef 131 from the Rokeach 312, Kitzur S"A 139:27. The Gra 131:13 writes that this is because the 4 new years listed in the Mishna in [[Rosh Hashana]] 2a are considered Yamim Tovim. </ref> It is also not recited during the [[mincha]] prior to Tu Bishvat. <ref> Mishna Brurah 131:32 and Kaf HaChaim 131:101 </ref>
# There is no [[Tachanun]] on Tu BiShevat. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 131:6, Beit Yosef 131 from the Rokeach 312, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 22:8 and 139:26, Yalkut Yosef Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 131:36 and  Moadim pg. 248. The Gra 131:13 writes that this is because the 4 new years listed in the Mishna in [[Rosh Hashana]] 2a are considered Yamim Tovim. </ref> It is also not recited during the [[mincha]] prior to Tu Bishvat. <ref> Mishna Brurah 131:32, Levush 131:6 (and OC Minhagim 14), Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 248 and Kaf HaChaim 131:101. Aruch Hashulchan 131:12 writes that according to the Shulchan Aruch [[tachanun]] would be recited during the [[mincha]] before Tu Bishvat, although he adds that the minhag is obviously not like that. </ref> The same is true of saying tzidkatcha on [[Shabbat]] afternoon. <ref> Pri Megadim Eshel Avraham 131:16, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 248 </ref> However, ashkenazim still recite Lamnatzeach. <ref> Eliya Rabba 131:14 </ref>
# The minhag is to eat a lot of tree fruits on Tu BiShevat. <ref>Kitzur S"A 139:27, Magen Avraham OC 131:16, Tikkun Yissachar pg. 25, Kaf Hachaim 131:97, Mishna Brurah 131:31, Yalkut Yosef vol. 5:pg. 248:5, Moadim LiSimcha vol. 3 pg. 20-27 </ref> Some have the custom to have a seder of eating fruits on Tu Bishvat. <ref> Moed Likol Chai 30:7-8 quotes several customs with what exactly to do to celebrate with a seder </ref>  
# Public fast days should not be proclaimed on Tu Bishvat. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 572:3, Maharam Rutenberg 51 in the name of Rabbeinu Gershom (Sh"t Rabbeinu Gershom 14) that since it is compared to the other rosh hashana, and it is forbidden to fast on those, it should be forbidden on Tu Bishvat as well. So rule Maharam Bar Baruch 412 and Tashbetz 110. </ref> Even those who have the custom to fast on their wedding day shouldn't do so if it falls out on Tu B'shvat. <ref> Mishna Brura 573:7, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 247 (though he adds that the sephardic custom is not to fast on one's wedding day in the first place) </ref>
# Some have the custom to wear their [[Shabbat]] clothing in honor of Tu Bishvat. <ref> Minhag Yisrael Torah 131:5 </ref>
# One should try to learn the halachot related to Tu B'Shevat such as the halachot of maaser of fruits. <ref> The Aderet (Nefesh David 15) writes that he would learn the halachot of maaser in the Rambam and in the gemara [[Rosh Hashana]]. see also [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDisplayRead.asp?readID=1804 Halacha Yomit] of Chacham Ovadia Yosef</ref>
 
===Eating Fruit===
# The minhag is to increase the amount of tree fruits one usually eats on Tu BiShevat. <ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:26, Magen Avraham OC 131:16, Tikkun Yissachar pg. 25, Kaf Hachaim 131:97, Mishna Brurah 131:31 and 225:19, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 248:5, Moadim LiSimcha vol. 3 pg. 20-27 </ref> One reason for this minhag is to remind us to pray for the welfare of the trees in the coming year.<ref>Ilan Ilan Bamah Yivarechacha p. 7 quoting Adnei Paz 131</ref>
# Some have the custom to have a [[seder]] of eating fruits on Tu Bishvat. <ref> Moed Likol Chai 30:7-8 quotes several customs with what exactly to do to celebrate with a [[seder]]. see [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=1576 dailyhalacha] by Rabbi Eli Mansour for how it should be done </ref>
# Some have the minhag to eat carob on Tu Bishvat. <ref> [http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1109802/jewish/Why-Eat-Carob-on-Tu-BShevat.htm Chabad.org] see there for reasons </ref>  
# The custom of eating fruits applies to women as well. <ref> Nitei Gavriel [[Purim]] 4:pg. 69. </ref>  
# The custom of eating fruits applies to women as well. <ref> Nitei Gavriel [[Purim]] 4:pg. 69. </ref>  
# Some people have the custom of eating a seuda on Tu Bishevat. <ref> Moadim Lisimcha 3: pg. 34-35 </ref>
# Some people have the custom of eating a special seuda on Tu Bishevat. <ref> Moadim Lisimcha 3: pg. 34-35 </ref>
# There is a minhag to eat [[etrog]] jam on Tu B'Shvat. <ref> Kaf Hachaim 664:60. Kaf Hachaim adds that if a pregnant woman eats this jam she will have an easy labor </ref> The custom is to recite [[shehechiyanu]] when doing so. <ref> [http://thehalacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Vol8Issue1.pdf Halachically Speaking Vol. 8 Issue 1] </ref>  
# There is a minhag to eat [[etrog]] jam on Tu B'Shvat. <ref> Kaf Hachaim 664:60, Yalkut Yosef Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 665:4 and Moadim pg 248, Elef Hamagen 660:6. Kaf Hachaim adds that if a pregnant woman eats this jam she will have an easy labor </ref> Some say that one should recite [[shehechiyanu]] when doing so. <ref> [http://thehalacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Vol8Issue1.pdf Halachically Speaking Vol. 8 Issue 1]. </ref> Other disagree. <ref> Ben Ish Chai Year 1 Parashat Reeh halacha 12 writes that [[shehechiyanu]] should not be recited, as it has already been said on [[sukkot]] when it was taken with the daled minim and that covers the eating as well. Yalkut Yosef Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 225:10 and Moadim pg. 248 agrees but writes that a woman may recite [[shehecheyanu]] since she didn't do so on [[Sukkot]]. Therefore, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 250 says that one should have in mind on [[sukkot]] when reciting [[shehechiyanu]] to cover the eating as well </ref>  
# Public fast days should not be proclaimed on Tu Bishvat. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 572:3, Maharam Rutenberg 51 in the name of Rabbeinu Gershom. </ref> Even those who have the custom to fast on their wedding day shouldn't do so if it falls out on Tu B'shvat. <ref> Mishna Brura 573:7 </ref>  
# Some say that one should pray that he will have a nice [[etrog]] the next [[Sukkot]]. <ref> Ben Ish Chai in his Lashon Chachamim 1:35 composed a [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xWFKiPJDO_I/R5iZl5QL9cI/AAAAAAAAAmE/T3X8enOg6vw/s1600-h/esrog.bmp special tefilla] (see link or [http://choshvei.blogspot.com/2008/01/tu-bshvat-tefillah-for-beautiful-esrog.html english translation] to be said, Taamei Haminhagim 866, Bnei Yissaschar Shevat 2:2. see also [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDisplayRead.asp?readID=1804 Halacha Yomit] of Chacham Ovadia Yosef </ref> This may even be done on [[Shabbat]] <ref> Halichot Shlomo 1:17 note 14 </ref>
 
===Checking Fruit for Bugs===
# As always, one must be sure that the fruit he is eating is clean from bugs. <ref> [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDisplayRead.asp?readID=1804 Halacha Yomit of Chacham Ovadia Yosef] </ref> see [[Checking for Bugs]]


==Laws of Terumot and Maaserot==
see [[Terumot and Maaserot]]
==Sources==
==Sources==
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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] The same is true of saying tzidkatcha on Shabbat afternoon. [4] However, ashkenazim still recite Lamnatzeach. [5]
  2. Public fast days should not be proclaimed on Tu Bishvat. [6] Even those who have the custom to fast on their wedding day shouldn't do so if it falls out on Tu B'shvat. [7]
  3. Some have the custom to wear their Shabbat clothing in honor of Tu Bishvat. [8]
  4. One should try to learn the halachot related to Tu B'Shevat such as the halachot of maaser of fruits. [9]

Eating Fruit

  1. The minhag is to increase the amount of tree fruits one usually eats on Tu BiShevat. [10] One reason for this minhag is to remind us to pray for the welfare of the trees in the coming year.[11]
  2. Some have the custom to have a seder of eating fruits on Tu Bishvat. [12]
  3. Some have the minhag to eat carob on Tu Bishvat. [13]
  4. The custom of eating fruits applies to women as well. [14]
  5. Some people have the custom of eating a special seuda on Tu Bishevat. [15]
  6. There is a minhag to eat etrog jam on Tu B'Shvat. [16] Some say that one should recite shehechiyanu when doing so. [17] Other disagree. [18]
  7. Some say that one should pray that he will have a nice etrog the next Sukkot. [19] This may even be done on Shabbat [20]

Checking Fruit for Bugs

  1. As always, one must be sure that the fruit he is eating is clean from bugs. [21] see Checking for Bugs

Laws of Terumot and Maaserot

see Terumot and Maaserot

Sources

  1. ↑ Mishna Rosh Hashana 1:1, Gemara Rosh Hashana 2a according to Beit Hillel, Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 572:3, Shulchan Aruch YD 331:57 and 125, Mishna Brurah 131:31, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:26-27, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 247, Chazon Ovadia Tu Bishvat pg. 1, Rav Avraham Chaim Noeh (Sefer Shenot Chayim in Mikor Chaim 31:1), Moadim Biahalacha pg. 185
  2. ↑ Shulchan Aruch 131:6, Beit Yosef 131 from the Rokeach 312, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 22:8 and 139:26, Yalkut Yosef Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 131:36 and Moadim pg. 248. The Gra 131:13 writes that this is because the 4 new years listed in the Mishna in Rosh Hashana 2a are considered Yamim Tovim.
  3. ↑ Mishna Brurah 131:32, Levush 131:6 (and OC Minhagim 14), Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 248 and Kaf HaChaim 131:101. Aruch Hashulchan 131:12 writes that according to the Shulchan Aruch tachanun would be recited during the mincha before Tu Bishvat, although he adds that the minhag is obviously not like that.
  4. ↑ Pri Megadim Eshel Avraham 131:16, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 248
  5. ↑ Eliya Rabba 131:14
  6. ↑ Shulchan Aruch 572:3, Maharam Rutenberg 51 in the name of Rabbeinu Gershom (Sh"t Rabbeinu Gershom 14) that since it is compared to the other rosh hashana, and it is forbidden to fast on those, it should be forbidden on Tu Bishvat as well. So rule Maharam Bar Baruch 412 and Tashbetz 110.
  7. ↑ Mishna Brura 573:7, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 247 (though he adds that the sephardic custom is not to fast on one's wedding day in the first place)
  8. ↑ Minhag Yisrael Torah 131:5
  9. ↑ The Aderet (Nefesh David 15) writes that he would learn the halachot of maaser in the Rambam and in the gemara Rosh Hashana. see also Halacha Yomit of Chacham Ovadia Yosef
  10. ↑ Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:26, Magen Avraham OC 131:16, Tikkun Yissachar pg. 25, Kaf Hachaim 131:97, Mishna Brurah 131:31 and 225:19, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 248:5, Moadim LiSimcha vol. 3 pg. 20-27
  11. ↑ Ilan Ilan Bamah Yivarechacha p. 7 quoting Adnei Paz 131
  12. ↑ Moed Likol Chai 30:7-8 quotes several customs with what exactly to do to celebrate with a seder. see dailyhalacha by Rabbi Eli Mansour for how it should be done
  13. ↑ Chabad.org see there for reasons
  14. ↑ Nitei Gavriel Purim 4:pg. 69.
  15. ↑ Moadim Lisimcha 3: pg. 34-35
  16. ↑ Kaf Hachaim 664:60, Yalkut Yosef Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 665:4 and Moadim pg 248, Elef Hamagen 660:6. Kaf Hachaim adds that if a pregnant woman eats this jam she will have an easy labor
  17. ↑ Halachically Speaking Vol. 8 Issue 1.
  18. ↑ Ben Ish Chai Year 1 Parashat Reeh halacha 12 writes that shehechiyanu should not be recited, as it has already been said on sukkot when it was taken with the daled minim and that covers the eating as well. Yalkut Yosef Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 225:10 and Moadim pg. 248 agrees but writes that a woman may recite shehecheyanu since she didn't do so on Sukkot. Therefore, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 250 says that one should have in mind on sukkot when reciting shehechiyanu to cover the eating as well
  19. ↑ Ben Ish Chai in his Lashon Chachamim 1:35 composed a special tefilla (see link or english translation to be said, Taamei Haminhagim 866, Bnei Yissaschar Shevat 2:2. see also Halacha Yomit of Chacham Ovadia Yosef
  20. ↑ Halichot Shlomo 1:17 note 14
  21. ↑ Halacha Yomit of Chacham Ovadia Yosef
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