Tu BiShvat 4727 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8487

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8487 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 4724 15 Sh’vat 8484
Tu BiShvat 4725 15 Sh’vat 8485
Tu BiShvat 4726 15 Sh’vat 8486
Tu BiShvat 4727 15 Sh’vat 8487
Tu BiShvat 4728 15 Sh’vat 8488
Tu BiShvat 4729 15 Sh’vat 8489
Tu BiShvat 4730 15 Sh’vat 8490
Tu BiShvat 4731 15 Sh’vat 8491

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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