Tu BiShvat 4747 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8507

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8507 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 4744 15 Sh’vat 8504
Tu BiShvat 4745 15 Sh’vat 8505
Tu BiShvat 4746 15 Sh’vat 8506
Tu BiShvat 4747 15 Sh’vat 8507
Tu BiShvat 4748 15 Sh’vat 8508
Tu BiShvat 4749 15 Sh’vat 8509
Tu BiShvat 4750 15 Sh’vat 8510
Tu BiShvat 4751 15 Sh’vat 8511

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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