Tu BiShvat 4500 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8260

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8260 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 4497 15 Sh’vat 8257
Tu BiShvat 4498 15 Sh’vat 8258
Tu BiShvat 4499 15 Sh’vat 8259
Tu BiShvat 4500 15 Sh’vat 8260
Tu BiShvat 4501 15 Sh’vat 8261
Tu BiShvat 4502 15 Sh’vat 8262
Tu BiShvat 4503 15 Sh’vat 8263
Tu BiShvat 4504 15 Sh’vat 8264

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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