Tu BiShvat 5046 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8806

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8806 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 5043 15 Sh’vat 8803
Tu BiShvat 5044 15 Sh’vat 8804
Tu BiShvat 5045 15 Sh’vat 8805
Tu BiShvat 5046 15 Sh’vat 8806
Tu BiShvat 5047 15 Sh’vat 8807
Tu BiShvat 5048 15 Sh’vat 8808
Tu BiShvat 5049 15 Sh’vat 8809
Tu BiShvat 5050 15 Sh’vat 8810

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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