Tu BiShvat 5076 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8836

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8836 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 5073 15 Sh’vat 8833
Tu BiShvat 5074 15 Sh’vat 8834
Tu BiShvat 5075 15 Sh’vat 8835
Tu BiShvat 5076 15 Sh’vat 8836
Tu BiShvat 5077 15 Sh’vat 8837
Tu BiShvat 5078 15 Sh’vat 8838
Tu BiShvat 5079 15 Sh’vat 8839
Tu BiShvat 5080 15 Sh’vat 8840

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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