Tu BiShvat 4187 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7947

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7947 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 4184 15 Sh’vat 7944
Tu BiShvat 4185 15 Sh’vat 7945
Tu BiShvat 4186 15 Sh’vat 7946
Tu BiShvat 4187 15 Sh’vat 7947
Tu BiShvat 4188 15 Sh’vat 7948
Tu BiShvat 4189 15 Sh’vat 7949
Tu BiShvat 4190 15 Sh’vat 7950
Tu BiShvat 4191 15 Sh’vat 7951

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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