Tu BiShvat 7488 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11248

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11248 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 7485 15 Sh’vat 11245
Tu BiShvat 7486 15 Sh’vat 11246
Tu BiShvat 7487 15 Sh’vat 11247
Tu BiShvat 7488 15 Sh’vat 11248
Tu BiShvat 7489 15 Sh’vat 11249
Tu BiShvat 7490 15 Sh’vat 11250
Tu BiShvat 7491 15 Sh’vat 11251
Tu BiShvat 7492 15 Sh’vat 11252

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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