Tu BiShvat 5055 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8815

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8815 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 5052 15 Sh’vat 8812
Tu BiShvat 5053 15 Sh’vat 8813
Tu BiShvat 5054 15 Sh’vat 8814
Tu BiShvat 5055 15 Sh’vat 8815
Tu BiShvat 5056 15 Sh’vat 8816
Tu BiShvat 5057 15 Sh’vat 8817
Tu BiShvat 5058 15 Sh’vat 8818
Tu BiShvat 5059 15 Sh’vat 8819

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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