Tu BiShvat 4899 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8659

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8659 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 4896 15 Sh’vat 8656
Tu BiShvat 4897 15 Sh’vat 8657
Tu BiShvat 4898 15 Sh’vat 8658
Tu BiShvat 4899 15 Sh’vat 8659
Tu BiShvat 4900 15 Sh’vat 8660
Tu BiShvat 4901 15 Sh’vat 8661
Tu BiShvat 4902 15 Sh’vat 8662
Tu BiShvat 4903 15 Sh’vat 8663

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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