Tu BiShvat 5278 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9038

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9038 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 5275 15 Sh’vat 9035
Tu BiShvat 5276 15 Sh’vat 9036
Tu BiShvat 5277 15 Sh’vat 9037
Tu BiShvat 5278 15 Sh’vat 9038
Tu BiShvat 5279 15 Sh’vat 9039
Tu BiShvat 5280 15 Sh’vat 9040
Tu BiShvat 5281 15 Sh’vat 9041
Tu BiShvat 5282 15 Sh’vat 9042

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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