Tu BiShvat 5642 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9402

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9402 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 5639 15 Sh’vat 9399
Tu BiShvat 5640 15 Sh’vat 9400
Tu BiShvat 5641 15 Sh’vat 9401
Tu BiShvat 5642 15 Sh’vat 9402
Tu BiShvat 5643 15 Sh’vat 9403
Tu BiShvat 5644 15 Sh’vat 9404
Tu BiShvat 5645 15 Sh’vat 9405
Tu BiShvat 5646 15 Sh’vat 9406

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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