TDS SCHOOL CALENDAR
Tu B’Shevat
Tu B’Shevat
The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar—celebrated this year on Monday, February 6, 2023—is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees. Commonly known as Tu Bishvat, this day marks the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.
We mark the 15th of Shevat by eating fruit, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. On this day we remember that “man is a tree of the field” (Deuteronomy 20:19), and reflect on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analogue. Read more about 15 Shevat
K-5 Parent-Teacher Conference
2nd Kindergarten through 5th Grade -Teacher Conference. 5:00pm
Middle School Parent-Teacher Conference
2nd Middle School Parent-Teacher Conference. 5:00pm
Fast of Teves
Fast of Teves - Asara b'Tevet
Dawn (Alot Hashachar) | Fast Begins in Houston: 5:57 AM
Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim) | Fast Ends In Houston 6:01 PM
Winter Break, No School
Winter Break, No School
Teacher In-Service January 3
School Resumes January 4
Yud Tes Kislev
Yud Tes Kislev
Special Day– No Homework
19 Kislev: Rosh Hashana of Chassidut
Yud-Tes Kislev, also known as the “Chag HaGeulah—The Holiday of Redemption,” or the “Rosh Hashana of Chassidut,” begins tonight and continues until sundown tomorrow. On this day in 1798, the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, was finally freed after spending 53 days in prison. Rabbi Shneur Zalman was the founder of Chabad Chassidut and the first Chabad Rebbe, and his freedom marked the beginning of a new era: that of the open dissemination of Chabad Chassidut. In 1796, the Alter Rebbe published the Tanya, of which Reb Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev said, “Reb Shneur Zalman put such a great G-d in such a tiny book!”
It was also on the 19th of Kislev (1772) that Rabbi Dovber, the Maggid of Mezritch passed away, at which time he told the Alter Rebbe, who was his disciple, “This day is our yom tov (holiday).”
Thanksgiving Break, Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Thanksgiving Break, Rosh Chodesh Kislev
No School
