Tu BiShvat 4717 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8477

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8477 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 4714 15 Sh’vat 8474
Tu BiShvat 4715 15 Sh’vat 8475
Tu BiShvat 4716 15 Sh’vat 8476
Tu BiShvat 4717 15 Sh’vat 8477
Tu BiShvat 4718 15 Sh’vat 8478
Tu BiShvat 4719 15 Sh’vat 8479
Tu BiShvat 4720 15 Sh’vat 8480
Tu BiShvat 4721 15 Sh’vat 8481

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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