Tu BiShvat 4800 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8560

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8560 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 4797 15 Sh’vat 8557
Tu BiShvat 4798 15 Sh’vat 8558
Tu BiShvat 4799 15 Sh’vat 8559
Tu BiShvat 4800 15 Sh’vat 8560
Tu BiShvat 4801 15 Sh’vat 8561
Tu BiShvat 4802 15 Sh’vat 8562
Tu BiShvat 4803 15 Sh’vat 8563
Tu BiShvat 4804 15 Sh’vat 8564

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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