Tu BiShvat 4087 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7847

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7847 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 4084 15 Sh’vat 7844
Tu BiShvat 4085 15 Sh’vat 7845
Tu BiShvat 4086 15 Sh’vat 7846
Tu BiShvat 4087 15 Sh’vat 7847
Tu BiShvat 4088 15 Sh’vat 7848
Tu BiShvat 4089 15 Sh’vat 7849
Tu BiShvat 4090 15 Sh’vat 7850
Tu BiShvat 4091 15 Sh’vat 7851

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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