Tu BiShvat 4787 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8547

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8547 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 4784 15 Sh’vat 8544
Tu BiShvat 4785 15 Sh’vat 8545
Tu BiShvat 4786 15 Sh’vat 8546
Tu BiShvat 4787 15 Sh’vat 8547
Tu BiShvat 4788 15 Sh’vat 8548
Tu BiShvat 4789 15 Sh’vat 8549
Tu BiShvat 4790 15 Sh’vat 8550
Tu BiShvat 4791 15 Sh’vat 8551

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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