Tu BiShvat 5737 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9497

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9497 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 5734 15 Sh’vat 9494
Tu BiShvat 5735 15 Sh’vat 9495
Tu BiShvat 5736 15 Sh’vat 9496
Tu BiShvat 5737 15 Sh’vat 9497
Tu BiShvat 5738 15 Sh’vat 9498
Tu BiShvat 5739 15 Sh’vat 9499
Tu BiShvat 5740 15 Sh’vat 9500
Tu BiShvat 5741 15 Sh’vat 9501

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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