January 6th this year was the beginning of the 11th Jewish month of Shevat. There is a holiday at the 15th day of Shevat—Tu Beeshvat—which is the “New Year of Trees”, this year on January 20, next year on February 8th
The beginning of the Jewish month is always at the appearance of a new moon, determined by the sighting of a new crescent.
Shevat
Color: Blue-Green
Letter: Tzadik צ (tzadik is the foundation of the world)
Mazal (Zodiac) : D’li (Aquarius–the Pail)
Tribe: Asher (meaning pleasure/happiness)
Sense: eating, taste
Controller: stomach [and esophagus]
Jewish holidays and the zodiac month in which they fall are often related.
Aries/Ram – zodiac for Nisan, with Passover.
Taurus/Bull – zodiac for Iyar.
Gemini/Twins – zodiac for Sivan, with Shavuot
Cancer/Crab – zodiac for Tammuz.
Leo/Lion – zodiac for Av, with Tisha B’Av
Virgo/Virgin – zodiac for Elul
Libra/Scales – zodiac for Tishrei, with Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
Scorpio/Scorpion – zodiac for Cheshvan.
Sagittarius/Archer – zodiac for Kislev, with Chanukah
Capricorn/Goat – zodiac for Tevet.
Aquarius/Water Bearer – zodiac for Shevat, with Tu B’Shevat, the renewed growth of the trees, also called the new year of the trees or the birthday of the trees
Pisces/Fish – zodiac for Adar, with Purim which are kabbalistically related to fish (hidden under the waters).
Yolanda 