Tu BiShvat 4887 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8647

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8647 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 4884 15 Sh’vat 8644
Tu BiShvat 4885 15 Sh’vat 8645
Tu BiShvat 4886 15 Sh’vat 8646
Tu BiShvat 4887 15 Sh’vat 8647
Tu BiShvat 4888 15 Sh’vat 8648
Tu BiShvat 4889 15 Sh’vat 8649
Tu BiShvat 4890 15 Sh’vat 8650
Tu BiShvat 4891 15 Sh’vat 8651

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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