Tu BiShvat 4763 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8523

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8523 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 4760 15 Sh’vat 8520
Tu BiShvat 4761 15 Sh’vat 8521
Tu BiShvat 4762 15 Sh’vat 8522
Tu BiShvat 4763 15 Sh’vat 8523
Tu BiShvat 4764 15 Sh’vat 8524
Tu BiShvat 4765 15 Sh’vat 8525
Tu BiShvat 4766 15 Sh’vat 8526
Tu BiShvat 4767 15 Sh’vat 8527

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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