Tu BiShvat 5168 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8928

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8928 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 5165 15 Sh’vat 8925
Tu BiShvat 5166 15 Sh’vat 8926
Tu BiShvat 5167 15 Sh’vat 8927
Tu BiShvat 5168 15 Sh’vat 8928
Tu BiShvat 5169 15 Sh’vat 8929
Tu BiShvat 5170 15 Sh’vat 8930
Tu BiShvat 5171 15 Sh’vat 8931
Tu BiShvat 5172 15 Sh’vat 8932

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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