Tu BiShvat 4794 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8554

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8554 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 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
Tu BiShvat 4796 15 Sh’vat 8556
Tu BiShvat 4797 15 Sh’vat 8557
Tu BiShvat 4798 15 Sh’vat 8558

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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