Tu BiShvat 5818 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9578

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9578 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 5815 15 Sh’vat 9575
Tu BiShvat 5816 15 Sh’vat 9576
Tu BiShvat 5817 15 Sh’vat 9577
Tu BiShvat 5818 15 Sh’vat 9578
Tu BiShvat 5819 15 Sh’vat 9579
Tu BiShvat 5820 15 Sh’vat 9580
Tu BiShvat 5821 15 Sh’vat 9581
Tu BiShvat 5822 15 Sh’vat 9582

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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