Tu BiShvat 3113 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6873

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6873 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 3110 15 Sh’vat 6870
Tu BiShvat 3111 15 Sh’vat 6871
Tu BiShvat 3112 15 Sh’vat 6872
Tu BiShvat 3113 15 Sh’vat 6873
Tu BiShvat 3114 15 Sh’vat 6874
Tu BiShvat 3115 15 Sh’vat 6875
Tu BiShvat 3116 15 Sh’vat 6876
Tu BiShvat 3117 15 Sh’vat 6877

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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