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…Spirituality HOLIDAY 101 Tu B'Shevat It's the Jewish New Year of the Trees. Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News hen: This year, Tu b'Shevat begins at sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 19, and continues till sunset Thursday, Jan. 20. W What the name means: In Hebrew, every letter of the alphabet has a numerical value. "Tu" in Hebrew is made up of the letters tet, which has a value of nine, and vav, which has a value of six. B means "i...…
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