Tu BiShvat 4791 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8551

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8551 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 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
Tu BiShvat 4792 15 Sh’vat 8552
Tu BiShvat 4793 15 Sh’vat 8553
Tu BiShvat 4794 15 Sh’vat 8554
Tu BiShvat 4795 15 Sh’vat 8555

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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