Tu BiShvat 4693 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8453

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8453 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 4690 15 Sh’vat 8450
Tu BiShvat 4691 15 Sh’vat 8451
Tu BiShvat 4692 15 Sh’vat 8452
Tu BiShvat 4693 15 Sh’vat 8453
Tu BiShvat 4694 15 Sh’vat 8454
Tu BiShvat 4695 15 Sh’vat 8455
Tu BiShvat 4696 15 Sh’vat 8456
Tu BiShvat 4697 15 Sh’vat 8457

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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