Tu BiShvat 2418 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6178

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6178 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 2415 15 Sh’vat 6175
Tu BiShvat 2416 15 Sh’vat 6176
Tu BiShvat 2417 15 Sh’vat 6177
Tu BiShvat 2418 15 Sh’vat 6178
Tu BiShvat 2419 15 Sh’vat 6179
Tu BiShvat 2420 15 Sh’vat 6180
Tu BiShvat 2421 15 Sh’vat 6181
Tu BiShvat 2422 15 Sh’vat 6182

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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