Tu BiShvat 3198 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6958

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6958 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 3195 15 Sh’vat 6955
Tu BiShvat 3196 15 Sh’vat 6956
Tu BiShvat 3197 15 Sh’vat 6957
Tu BiShvat 3198 15 Sh’vat 6958
Tu BiShvat 3199 15 Sh’vat 6959
Tu BiShvat 3200 15 Sh’vat 6960
Tu BiShvat 3201 15 Sh’vat 6961
Tu BiShvat 3202 15 Sh’vat 6962

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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