Tu BiShvat 4099 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7859

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7859 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 4096 15 Sh’vat 7856
Tu BiShvat 4097 15 Sh’vat 7857
Tu BiShvat 4098 15 Sh’vat 7858
Tu BiShvat 4099 15 Sh’vat 7859
Tu BiShvat 4100 15 Sh’vat 7860
Tu BiShvat 4101 15 Sh’vat 7861
Tu BiShvat 4102 15 Sh’vat 7862
Tu BiShvat 4103 15 Sh’vat 7863

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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