Tu BiShvat 5501 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9261

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9261 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 5498 15 Sh’vat 9258
Tu BiShvat 5499 15 Sh’vat 9259
Tu BiShvat 5500 15 Sh’vat 9260
Tu BiShvat 5501 15 Sh’vat 9261
Tu BiShvat 5502 15 Sh’vat 9262
Tu BiShvat 5503 15 Sh’vat 9263
Tu BiShvat 5504 15 Sh’vat 9264
Tu BiShvat 5505 15 Sh’vat 9265

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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