Tu BiShvat 3040 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6800

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6800 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 3037 15 Sh’vat 6797
Tu BiShvat 3038 15 Sh’vat 6798
Tu BiShvat 3039 15 Sh’vat 6799
Tu BiShvat 3040 15 Sh’vat 6800
Tu BiShvat 3041 15 Sh’vat 6801
Tu BiShvat 3042 15 Sh’vat 6802
Tu BiShvat 3043 15 Sh’vat 6803
Tu BiShvat 3044 15 Sh’vat 6804

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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