Tu BiShvat 3736 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7496

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7496 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 3733 15 Sh’vat 7493
Tu BiShvat 3734 15 Sh’vat 7494
Tu BiShvat 3735 15 Sh’vat 7495
Tu BiShvat 3736 15 Sh’vat 7496
Tu BiShvat 3737 15 Sh’vat 7497
Tu BiShvat 3738 15 Sh’vat 7498
Tu BiShvat 3739 15 Sh’vat 7499
Tu BiShvat 3740 15 Sh’vat 7500

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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