Tu BiShvat 4636 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8396

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8396 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 4633 15 Sh’vat 8393
Tu BiShvat 4634 15 Sh’vat 8394
Tu BiShvat 4635 15 Sh’vat 8395
Tu BiShvat 4636 15 Sh’vat 8396
Tu BiShvat 4637 15 Sh’vat 8397
Tu BiShvat 4638 15 Sh’vat 8398
Tu BiShvat 4639 15 Sh’vat 8399
Tu BiShvat 4640 15 Sh’vat 8400

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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