SHEVAT- It was for this reason that the sages of old declared Tu B'Shevat (15th of Shevat) as a New Year. Not in the sense that the calendar starts over or the years change. Rather, Tu B'Shevat is a new year for trees. The Torah requires that the fruit of trees planted in the Land of Israel remain forbidden for three years (Lev. 19:23-25). Instead of counting the years for each individual tree, all trees were given a singular date which they would be counted from. Jan 6 Full Moon 20 23 Jan 21 New Moon; Shevat 1- Jan 22 at sunset Feb 5 Full Moon; Tu B'Shevat at sunset Feb 20 New Moon; Adar 1 at sunset March 7 Full Moon; Purim starts at sunset Mar 6 March 21 New Moon; Nisan 1 at sunset Mar 22. April 5 Full Moon; Passover starts at suns...