This week we enter Shvat (שְׁבָט / sh-vat).

On the surface, nothing changes.
Winter remains. Trees look bare.

But this is when the sap begins to rise.

Not because things are blooming —
but because the system is ready.

What looks dormant has been preparing.

Shvat reminds us:
Growth doesn’t begin when things look alive.
It begins when foundations are built correctly.

If something feels clearer this month —
an idea, a direction, a decision —
that’s readiness.

This isn’t a month to bloom.
It’s a month to prepare well.

Quiet work at the roots
so what grows later is strong and real.

No rushing.
No forcing.
Just intentional preparation.

The trees know what they’re doing.
And so do you.

Shabbat Shalom 💙
Inbal

#ShabbatShalom #Shvat #Growth #Hebrew #Language

February arrives, soft and bright,
wrapped in words of warmth and light.
In every sound, a story flows,
a rhythm only language knows.

A month to learn, a time to grow,
let every letter start to glow.
Speak, explore, and set words free—
come dream, come learn, come grow with me.

#February #Hebrew #Language #Shvat #poem

#Shevat (also #Shvat) /ʃəˈvat (Hebrew & English)/ = 5th month of the Jewish #CivilYear, and 11th month of the #liturgicalYear. The word is borrowed from an Akkadian word meaning "strike," probably in reference to seasonal heavy rain in that region at that time of year (January-February in the #GregorianCalendar)

Tu B' Shvat = "15 in Shvat" [15th of Shvat], the New Year of the Trees. Also called Rosh Hashanah La'ilanot (= "head-of the-year for-trees", i.e. New Year For Trees) ...

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Tonight is #TuBiShvat, literally the 15th day of the month of #Shvat. A holiday that is in Jewish tradition called the "New Year of the Trees" - as half of winter has passed, and the trees are starting to grow their leaves and fruits again. Hence the tradition of eating many different fruits (as a child, we often got close to a 100 different kinds of fruits).

#TuBShvat tells us: no, we will regrow. We will be back. We will rise again, and again. Ultimately, we will blossom 🌸