Tu BiShvat 4857 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8617

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8617 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 4854 15 Sh’vat 8614
Tu BiShvat 4855 15 Sh’vat 8615
Tu BiShvat 4856 15 Sh’vat 8616
Tu BiShvat 4857 15 Sh’vat 8617
Tu BiShvat 4858 15 Sh’vat 8618
Tu BiShvat 4859 15 Sh’vat 8619
Tu BiShvat 4860 15 Sh’vat 8620
Tu BiShvat 4861 15 Sh’vat 8621

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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