Tu BiShvat 5158 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8918

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8918 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 5155 15 Sh’vat 8915
Tu BiShvat 5156 15 Sh’vat 8916
Tu BiShvat 5157 15 Sh’vat 8917
Tu BiShvat 5158 15 Sh’vat 8918
Tu BiShvat 5159 15 Sh’vat 8919
Tu BiShvat 5160 15 Sh’vat 8920
Tu BiShvat 5161 15 Sh’vat 8921
Tu BiShvat 5162 15 Sh’vat 8922

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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