Tu BiShvat 5013 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8773

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8773 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 5010 15 Sh’vat 8770
Tu BiShvat 5011 15 Sh’vat 8771
Tu BiShvat 5012 15 Sh’vat 8772
Tu BiShvat 5013 15 Sh’vat 8773
Tu BiShvat 5014 15 Sh’vat 8774
Tu BiShvat 5015 15 Sh’vat 8775
Tu BiShvat 5016 15 Sh’vat 8776
Tu BiShvat 5017 15 Sh’vat 8777

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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