Tu BiShvat 5193 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8953

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8953 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 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
Tu BiShvat 5195 15 Sh’vat 8955
Tu BiShvat 5196 15 Sh’vat 8956
Tu BiShvat 5197 15 Sh’vat 8957

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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