Tu BiShvat 5260 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9020

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9020 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 5257 15 Sh’vat 9017
Tu BiShvat 5258 15 Sh’vat 9018
Tu BiShvat 5259 15 Sh’vat 9019
Tu BiShvat 5260 15 Sh’vat 9020
Tu BiShvat 5261 15 Sh’vat 9021
Tu BiShvat 5262 15 Sh’vat 9022
Tu BiShvat 5263 15 Sh’vat 9023
Tu BiShvat 5264 15 Sh’vat 9024

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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