Tu BiShvat 5202 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8962

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8962 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 5199 15 Sh’vat 8959
Tu BiShvat 5200 15 Sh’vat 8960
Tu BiShvat 5201 15 Sh’vat 8961
Tu BiShvat 5202 15 Sh’vat 8962
Tu BiShvat 5203 15 Sh’vat 8963
Tu BiShvat 5204 15 Sh’vat 8964
Tu BiShvat 5205 15 Sh’vat 8965
Tu BiShvat 5206 15 Sh’vat 8966

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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