What does פרי עץ חיים PERI EẒ ḤAYIM add to this holiday?
The holiday hub also considers פרי עץ חיים PERI EẒ ḤAYIM’s mystical link between ט״ו בשבט TU BEʾŜʾVAT and 15 אב AV. This later interpretation supplements, rather than replaces, the Mishnah’s calendar rule.1
How does ט״ו בשבט TU BEʾŜʾVAT compare with Hinduism and India?
The comparative study of ט״ו בשבט TU BEʾŜʾVAT and Hinduism separates the fruit-tree ritual of आँवला नवमी AMLA NAVAMĪ from the modern Indian civic tree-planting festival वन महोत्सव VAN MAHOTSAV.
Guided reflections
- How does the Mishnah’s date for the New Year for Trees shape the legal year of fruit?
- What is the difference between that legal calendar rule and פרי עץ חיים PERI EẒ ḤAYIM’s mystical seasonal link?
Footnotes
- Peri Ez Hayim, seasonal gates Gate of Bein HaMetzarim and 15 Av. ↩