Tu BiShvat 4753 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8513

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8513 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 4750 15 Sh’vat 8510
Tu BiShvat 4751 15 Sh’vat 8511
Tu BiShvat 4752 15 Sh’vat 8512
Tu BiShvat 4753 15 Sh’vat 8513
Tu BiShvat 4754 15 Sh’vat 8514
Tu BiShvat 4755 15 Sh’vat 8515
Tu BiShvat 4756 15 Sh’vat 8516
Tu BiShvat 4757 15 Sh’vat 8517

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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