Tu BiShvat 4148 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7908

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7908 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 4145 15 Sh’vat 7905
Tu BiShvat 4146 15 Sh’vat 7906
Tu BiShvat 4147 15 Sh’vat 7907
Tu BiShvat 4148 15 Sh’vat 7908
Tu BiShvat 4149 15 Sh’vat 7909
Tu BiShvat 4150 15 Sh’vat 7910
Tu BiShvat 4151 15 Sh’vat 7911
Tu BiShvat 4152 15 Sh’vat 7912

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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