Tu BiShvat 5557 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9317

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9317 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 5554 15 Sh’vat 9314
Tu BiShvat 5555 15 Sh’vat 9315
Tu BiShvat 5556 15 Sh’vat 9316
Tu BiShvat 5557 15 Sh’vat 9317
Tu BiShvat 5558 15 Sh’vat 9318
Tu BiShvat 5559 15 Sh’vat 9319
Tu BiShvat 5560 15 Sh’vat 9320
Tu BiShvat 5561 15 Sh’vat 9321

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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