Tu BiShvat 5788 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9548

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9548 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 5785 15 Sh’vat 9545
Tu BiShvat 5786 15 Sh’vat 9546
Tu BiShvat 5787 15 Sh’vat 9547
Tu BiShvat 5788 15 Sh’vat 9548
Tu BiShvat 5789 15 Sh’vat 9549
Tu BiShvat 5790 15 Sh’vat 9550
Tu BiShvat 5791 15 Sh’vat 9551
Tu BiShvat 5792 15 Sh’vat 9552

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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