Tu BiShvat 4606 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8366

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8366 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 4603 15 Sh’vat 8363
Tu BiShvat 4604 15 Sh’vat 8364
Tu BiShvat 4605 15 Sh’vat 8365
Tu BiShvat 4606 15 Sh’vat 8366
Tu BiShvat 4607 15 Sh’vat 8367
Tu BiShvat 4608 15 Sh’vat 8368
Tu BiShvat 4609 15 Sh’vat 8369
Tu BiShvat 4610 15 Sh’vat 8370

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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