Tu BiShvat 5860 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9620

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9620 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 5857 15 Sh’vat 9617
Tu BiShvat 5858 15 Sh’vat 9618
Tu BiShvat 5859 15 Sh’vat 9619
Tu BiShvat 5860 15 Sh’vat 9620
Tu BiShvat 5861 15 Sh’vat 9621
Tu BiShvat 5862 15 Sh’vat 9622
Tu BiShvat 5863 15 Sh’vat 9623
Tu BiShvat 5864 15 Sh’vat 9624

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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