Tu BiShvat 5190 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8950

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8950 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 5187 15 Sh’vat 8947
Tu BiShvat 5188 15 Sh’vat 8948
Tu BiShvat 5189 15 Sh’vat 8949
Tu BiShvat 5190 15 Sh’vat 8950
Tu BiShvat 5191 15 Sh’vat 8951
Tu BiShvat 5192 15 Sh’vat 8952
Tu BiShvat 5193 15 Sh’vat 8953
Tu BiShvat 5194 15 Sh’vat 8954

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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