Tu BiShvat 4457 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8217

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8217 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 4454 15 Sh’vat 8214
Tu BiShvat 4455 15 Sh’vat 8215
Tu BiShvat 4456 15 Sh’vat 8216
Tu BiShvat 4457 15 Sh’vat 8217
Tu BiShvat 4458 15 Sh’vat 8218
Tu BiShvat 4459 15 Sh’vat 8219
Tu BiShvat 4460 15 Sh’vat 8220
Tu BiShvat 4461 15 Sh’vat 8221

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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