Tu BiShvat 4418 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8178

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8178 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 4415 15 Sh’vat 8175
Tu BiShvat 4416 15 Sh’vat 8176
Tu BiShvat 4417 15 Sh’vat 8177
Tu BiShvat 4418 15 Sh’vat 8178
Tu BiShvat 4419 15 Sh’vat 8179
Tu BiShvat 4420 15 Sh’vat 8180
Tu BiShvat 4421 15 Sh’vat 8181
Tu BiShvat 4422 15 Sh’vat 8182

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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