Tu BiShvat 4945 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8705

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8705 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 4942 15 Sh’vat 8702
Tu BiShvat 4943 15 Sh’vat 8703
Tu BiShvat 4944 15 Sh’vat 8704
Tu BiShvat 4945 15 Sh’vat 8705
Tu BiShvat 4946 15 Sh’vat 8706
Tu BiShvat 4947 15 Sh’vat 8707
Tu BiShvat 4948 15 Sh’vat 8708
Tu BiShvat 4949 15 Sh’vat 8709

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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