Tu BiShvat 2790 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6550

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6550 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 2787 15 Sh’vat 6547
Tu BiShvat 2788 15 Sh’vat 6548
Tu BiShvat 2789 15 Sh’vat 6549
Tu BiShvat 2790 15 Sh’vat 6550
Tu BiShvat 2791 15 Sh’vat 6551
Tu BiShvat 2792 15 Sh’vat 6552
Tu BiShvat 2793 15 Sh’vat 6553
Tu BiShvat 2794 15 Sh’vat 6554

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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