Tu BiShvat 5888 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9648

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9648 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 5885 15 Sh’vat 9645
Tu BiShvat 5886 15 Sh’vat 9646
Tu BiShvat 5887 15 Sh’vat 9647
Tu BiShvat 5888 15 Sh’vat 9648
Tu BiShvat 5889 15 Sh’vat 9649
Tu BiShvat 5890 15 Sh’vat 9650
Tu BiShvat 5891 15 Sh’vat 9651
Tu BiShvat 5892 15 Sh’vat 9652

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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