Verter fun der Vokh – Tu BiShvat
Tu BiShvat: דער חמישה־עשׂר(־בשבֿט); דער ט״ו בשבֿט
New year of the trees: דאָס נײַ֜יאָר פֿון די ביי֜מער; דער ראש־השנה־לאילנות
seven species: זיבן מי֜נים
wheat: דער ווייץ
barley: (דער גערשט, ־ן; פּע֜רלגרויפּן (ל״ר
grape: די (ווײַ֜נ)טרויב, ־ן; דאָס טרײַ֜בעלע, ־ך
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Talking trees
I remember once teasing a friend whose birthday is on Tu B’Shevat, the New Year for Trees. I told him: “Make like a tree and grow up!”
Tu B’Shevat, literally the 15th of the Hebrew month...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)...
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The king of the free world
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