Tu BiShvat 5882 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9642

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9642 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 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
Tu BiShvat 5883 15 Sh’vat 9643
Tu BiShvat 5884 15 Sh’vat 9644
Tu BiShvat 5885 15 Sh’vat 9645
Tu BiShvat 5886 15 Sh’vat 9646

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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