Tu BiShvat 5079 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8839

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8839 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 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
Tu BiShvat 5081 15 Sh’vat 8841
Tu BiShvat 5082 15 Sh’vat 8842
Tu BiShvat 5083 15 Sh’vat 8843

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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