Tu BiShvat 4240 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8000

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8000 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 4237 15 Sh’vat 7997
Tu BiShvat 4238 15 Sh’vat 7998
Tu BiShvat 4239 15 Sh’vat 7999
Tu BiShvat 4240 15 Sh’vat 8000
Tu BiShvat 4241 15 Sh’vat 8001
Tu BiShvat 4242 15 Sh’vat 8002
Tu BiShvat 4243 15 Sh’vat 8003
Tu BiShvat 4244 15 Sh’vat 8004

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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