Tu BiShvat 5142 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8902

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8902 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 5139 15 Sh’vat 8899
Tu BiShvat 5140 15 Sh’vat 8900
Tu BiShvat 5141 15 Sh’vat 8901
Tu BiShvat 5142 15 Sh’vat 8902
Tu BiShvat 5143 15 Sh’vat 8903
Tu BiShvat 5144 15 Sh’vat 8904
Tu BiShvat 5145 15 Sh’vat 8905
Tu BiShvat 5146 15 Sh’vat 8906

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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