Tu BiShvat 5920 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9680

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9680 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 5917 15 Sh’vat 9677
Tu BiShvat 5918 15 Sh’vat 9678
Tu BiShvat 5919 15 Sh’vat 9679
Tu BiShvat 5920 15 Sh’vat 9680
Tu BiShvat 5921 15 Sh’vat 9681
Tu BiShvat 5922 15 Sh’vat 9682
Tu BiShvat 5923 15 Sh’vat 9683
Tu BiShvat 5924 15 Sh’vat 9684

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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