Tu BiShvat 5487 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9247

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9247 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 5484 15 Sh’vat 9244
Tu BiShvat 5485 15 Sh’vat 9245
Tu BiShvat 5486 15 Sh’vat 9246
Tu BiShvat 5487 15 Sh’vat 9247
Tu BiShvat 5488 15 Sh’vat 9248
Tu BiShvat 5489 15 Sh’vat 9249
Tu BiShvat 5490 15 Sh’vat 9250
Tu BiShvat 5491 15 Sh’vat 9251

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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