Tu BiShvat 5768 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9528

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9528 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 5765 15 Sh’vat 9525
Tu BiShvat 5766 15 Sh’vat 9526
Tu BiShvat 5767 15 Sh’vat 9527
Tu BiShvat 5768 15 Sh’vat 9528
Tu BiShvat 5769 15 Sh’vat 9529
Tu BiShvat 5770 15 Sh’vat 9530
Tu BiShvat 5771 15 Sh’vat 9531
Tu BiShvat 5772 15 Sh’vat 9532

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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