Tu BiShvat 2733 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6493

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6493 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 2730 15 Sh’vat 6490
Tu BiShvat 2731 15 Sh’vat 6491
Tu BiShvat 2732 15 Sh’vat 6492
Tu BiShvat 2733 15 Sh’vat 6493
Tu BiShvat 2734 15 Sh’vat 6494
Tu BiShvat 2735 15 Sh’vat 6495
Tu BiShvat 2736 15 Sh’vat 6496
Tu BiShvat 2737 15 Sh’vat 6497

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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