Tu BiShvat 2918 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6678

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6678 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 2915 15 Sh’vat 6675
Tu BiShvat 2916 15 Sh’vat 6676
Tu BiShvat 2917 15 Sh’vat 6677
Tu BiShvat 2918 15 Sh’vat 6678
Tu BiShvat 2919 15 Sh’vat 6679
Tu BiShvat 2920 15 Sh’vat 6680
Tu BiShvat 2921 15 Sh’vat 6681
Tu BiShvat 2922 15 Sh’vat 6682

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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