Tu BiShvat 6187 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9947

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9947 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 6184 15 Sh’vat 9944
Tu BiShvat 6185 15 Sh’vat 9945
Tu BiShvat 6186 15 Sh’vat 9946
Tu BiShvat 6187 15 Sh’vat 9947
Tu BiShvat 6188 15 Sh’vat 9948
Tu BiShvat 6189 15 Sh’vat 9949
Tu BiShvat 6190 15 Sh’vat 9950
Tu BiShvat 6191 15 Sh’vat 9951

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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