Tu BiShvat 4578 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8338

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8338 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 4575 15 Sh’vat 8335
Tu BiShvat 4576 15 Sh’vat 8336
Tu BiShvat 4577 15 Sh’vat 8337
Tu BiShvat 4578 15 Sh’vat 8338
Tu BiShvat 4579 15 Sh’vat 8339
Tu BiShvat 4580 15 Sh’vat 8340
Tu BiShvat 4581 15 Sh’vat 8341
Tu BiShvat 4582 15 Sh’vat 8342

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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