Tu BiShvat 7642 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11402

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11402 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 7639 15 Sh’vat 11399
Tu BiShvat 7640 15 Sh’vat 11400
Tu BiShvat 7641 15 Sh’vat 11401
Tu BiShvat 7642 15 Sh’vat 11402
Tu BiShvat 7643 15 Sh’vat 11403
Tu BiShvat 7644 15 Sh’vat 11404
Tu BiShvat 7645 15 Sh’vat 11405
Tu BiShvat 7646 15 Sh’vat 11406

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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