Tu BiShvat 7838 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11598

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11598 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 7835 15 Sh’vat 11595
Tu BiShvat 7836 15 Sh’vat 11596
Tu BiShvat 7837 15 Sh’vat 11597
Tu BiShvat 7838 15 Sh’vat 11598
Tu BiShvat 7839 15 Sh’vat 11599
Tu BiShvat 7840 15 Sh’vat 11600
Tu BiShvat 7841 15 Sh’vat 11601
Tu BiShvat 7842 15 Sh’vat 11602

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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