Tu BiShvat 5508 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9268

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9268 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 5505 15 Sh’vat 9265
Tu BiShvat 5506 15 Sh’vat 9266
Tu BiShvat 5507 15 Sh’vat 9267
Tu BiShvat 5508 15 Sh’vat 9268
Tu BiShvat 5509 15 Sh’vat 9269
Tu BiShvat 5510 15 Sh’vat 9270
Tu BiShvat 5511 15 Sh’vat 9271
Tu BiShvat 5512 15 Sh’vat 9272

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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