Tu BiShvat 3180 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6940

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6940 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 3177 15 Sh’vat 6937
Tu BiShvat 3178 15 Sh’vat 6938
Tu BiShvat 3179 15 Sh’vat 6939
Tu BiShvat 3180 15 Sh’vat 6940
Tu BiShvat 3181 15 Sh’vat 6941
Tu BiShvat 3182 15 Sh’vat 6942
Tu BiShvat 3183 15 Sh’vat 6943
Tu BiShvat 3184 15 Sh’vat 6944

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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