Tu BiShvat 5878 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9638

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9638 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 5875 15 Sh’vat 9635
Tu BiShvat 5876 15 Sh’vat 9636
Tu BiShvat 5877 15 Sh’vat 9637
Tu BiShvat 5878 15 Sh’vat 9638
Tu BiShvat 5879 15 Sh’vat 9639
Tu BiShvat 5880 15 Sh’vat 9640
Tu BiShvat 5881 15 Sh’vat 9641
Tu BiShvat 5882 15 Sh’vat 9642

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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