Tu BiShvat 5957 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9717

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9717 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 5954 15 Sh’vat 9714
Tu BiShvat 5955 15 Sh’vat 9715
Tu BiShvat 5956 15 Sh’vat 9716
Tu BiShvat 5957 15 Sh’vat 9717
Tu BiShvat 5958 15 Sh’vat 9718
Tu BiShvat 5959 15 Sh’vat 9719
Tu BiShvat 5960 15 Sh’vat 9720
Tu BiShvat 5961 15 Sh’vat 9721

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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