Tu BiShvat 5757 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9517

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9517 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 5754 15 Sh’vat 9514
Tu BiShvat 5755 15 Sh’vat 9515
Tu BiShvat 5756 15 Sh’vat 9516
Tu BiShvat 5757 15 Sh’vat 9517
Tu BiShvat 5758 15 Sh’vat 9518
Tu BiShvat 5759 15 Sh’vat 9519
Tu BiShvat 5760 15 Sh’vat 9520
Tu BiShvat 5761 15 Sh’vat 9521

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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