Tu BiShvat 2168 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5928

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5928 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Tree planting growing on soil in child’s hand

Tu BiShvat or Tu B’Shevat or Tu B’Shvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎) is a minor Jewish holiday, occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “The New Year of the Trees” or (Hebrew: ראש השנה לאילנות, Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot‎). Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah.

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Dates for Tu BiShvat

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Tu BiShvat 2165 15 Sh’vat 5925
Tu BiShvat 2166 15 Sh’vat 5926
Tu BiShvat 2167 15 Sh’vat 5927
Tu BiShvat 2168 15 Sh’vat 5928
Tu BiShvat 2169 15 Sh’vat 5929
Tu BiShvat 2170 15 Sh’vat 5930
Tu BiShvat 2171 15 Sh’vat 5931
Tu BiShvat 2172 15 Sh’vat 5932

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Tu BiShvat” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Trees, Earth, and Torah: A Tu B’Shvat Anthology

Trees, Earth, and Torah
by Adam Fisher

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