Tu BiShvat 4601 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8361

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8361 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 4598 15 Sh’vat 8358
Tu BiShvat 4599 15 Sh’vat 8359
Tu BiShvat 4600 15 Sh’vat 8360
Tu BiShvat 4601 15 Sh’vat 8361
Tu BiShvat 4602 15 Sh’vat 8362
Tu BiShvat 4603 15 Sh’vat 8363
Tu BiShvat 4604 15 Sh’vat 8364
Tu BiShvat 4605 15 Sh’vat 8365

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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