Tu BiShvat 4116 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7876

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7876 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 4113 15 Sh’vat 7873
Tu BiShvat 4114 15 Sh’vat 7874
Tu BiShvat 4115 15 Sh’vat 7875
Tu BiShvat 4116 15 Sh’vat 7876
Tu BiShvat 4117 15 Sh’vat 7877
Tu BiShvat 4118 15 Sh’vat 7878
Tu BiShvat 4119 15 Sh’vat 7879
Tu BiShvat 4120 15 Sh’vat 7880

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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