Tu BiShvat 3055 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6815

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6815 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 3052 15 Sh’vat 6812
Tu BiShvat 3053 15 Sh’vat 6813
Tu BiShvat 3054 15 Sh’vat 6814
Tu BiShvat 3055 15 Sh’vat 6815
Tu BiShvat 3056 15 Sh’vat 6816
Tu BiShvat 3057 15 Sh’vat 6817
Tu BiShvat 3058 15 Sh’vat 6818
Tu BiShvat 3059 15 Sh’vat 6819

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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