Tu BiShvat 5494 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9254

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9254 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 5491 15 Sh’vat 9251
Tu BiShvat 5492 15 Sh’vat 9252
Tu BiShvat 5493 15 Sh’vat 9253
Tu BiShvat 5494 15 Sh’vat 9254
Tu BiShvat 5495 15 Sh’vat 9255
Tu BiShvat 5496 15 Sh’vat 9256
Tu BiShvat 5497 15 Sh’vat 9257
Tu BiShvat 5498 15 Sh’vat 9258

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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