Tu BiShvat 5965 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9725

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9725 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 5962 15 Sh’vat 9722
Tu BiShvat 5963 15 Sh’vat 9723
Tu BiShvat 5964 15 Sh’vat 9724
Tu BiShvat 5965 15 Sh’vat 9725
Tu BiShvat 5966 15 Sh’vat 9726
Tu BiShvat 5967 15 Sh’vat 9727
Tu BiShvat 5968 15 Sh’vat 9728
Tu BiShvat 5969 15 Sh’vat 9729

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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