Tu BiShvat 5693 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9453

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9453 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 5690 15 Sh’vat 9450
Tu BiShvat 5691 15 Sh’vat 9451
Tu BiShvat 5692 15 Sh’vat 9452
Tu BiShvat 5693 15 Sh’vat 9453
Tu BiShvat 5694 15 Sh’vat 9454
Tu BiShvat 5695 15 Sh’vat 9455
Tu BiShvat 5696 15 Sh’vat 9456
Tu BiShvat 5697 15 Sh’vat 9457

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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