Tu BiShvat 3899 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7659

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7659 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 3896 15 Sh’vat 7656
Tu BiShvat 3897 15 Sh’vat 7657
Tu BiShvat 3898 15 Sh’vat 7658
Tu BiShvat 3899 15 Sh’vat 7659
Tu BiShvat 3900 15 Sh’vat 7660
Tu BiShvat 3901 15 Sh’vat 7661
Tu BiShvat 3902 15 Sh’vat 7662
Tu BiShvat 3903 15 Sh’vat 7663

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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