Tu BiShvat 4059 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7819

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7819 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 4056 15 Sh’vat 7816
Tu BiShvat 4057 15 Sh’vat 7817
Tu BiShvat 4058 15 Sh’vat 7818
Tu BiShvat 4059 15 Sh’vat 7819
Tu BiShvat 4060 15 Sh’vat 7820
Tu BiShvat 4061 15 Sh’vat 7821
Tu BiShvat 4062 15 Sh’vat 7822
Tu BiShvat 4063 15 Sh’vat 7823

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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