Tu BiShvat 4020 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7780

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7780 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 4017 15 Sh’vat 7777
Tu BiShvat 4018 15 Sh’vat 7778
Tu BiShvat 4019 15 Sh’vat 7779
Tu BiShvat 4020 15 Sh’vat 7780
Tu BiShvat 4021 15 Sh’vat 7781
Tu BiShvat 4022 15 Sh’vat 7782
Tu BiShvat 4023 15 Sh’vat 7783
Tu BiShvat 4024 15 Sh’vat 7784

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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