Tu BiShvat 3228 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6988

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6988 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 3225 15 Sh’vat 6985
Tu BiShvat 3226 15 Sh’vat 6986
Tu BiShvat 3227 15 Sh’vat 6987
Tu BiShvat 3228 15 Sh’vat 6988
Tu BiShvat 3229 15 Sh’vat 6989
Tu BiShvat 3230 15 Sh’vat 6990
Tu BiShvat 3231 15 Sh’vat 6991
Tu BiShvat 3232 15 Sh’vat 6992

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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