Tu BiShvat 2727 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6487

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6487 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 2724 15 Sh’vat 6484
Tu BiShvat 2725 15 Sh’vat 6485
Tu BiShvat 2726 15 Sh’vat 6486
Tu BiShvat 2727 15 Sh’vat 6487
Tu BiShvat 2728 15 Sh’vat 6488
Tu BiShvat 2729 15 Sh’vat 6489
Tu BiShvat 2730 15 Sh’vat 6490
Tu BiShvat 2731 15 Sh’vat 6491

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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