Tu BiShvat 4776 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8536

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8536 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 4773 15 Sh’vat 8533
Tu BiShvat 4774 15 Sh’vat 8534
Tu BiShvat 4775 15 Sh’vat 8535
Tu BiShvat 4776 15 Sh’vat 8536
Tu BiShvat 4777 15 Sh’vat 8537
Tu BiShvat 4778 15 Sh’vat 8538
Tu BiShvat 4779 15 Sh’vat 8539
Tu BiShvat 4780 15 Sh’vat 8540

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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