Tu BiShvat 4806 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8566

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8566 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 4803 15 Sh’vat 8563
Tu BiShvat 4804 15 Sh’vat 8564
Tu BiShvat 4805 15 Sh’vat 8565
Tu BiShvat 4806 15 Sh’vat 8566
Tu BiShvat 4807 15 Sh’vat 8567
Tu BiShvat 4808 15 Sh’vat 8568
Tu BiShvat 4809 15 Sh’vat 8569
Tu BiShvat 4810 15 Sh’vat 8570

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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