Tu BiShvat 7898 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11658

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11658 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 7895 15 Sh’vat 11655
Tu BiShvat 7896 15 Sh’vat 11656
Tu BiShvat 7897 15 Sh’vat 11657
Tu BiShvat 7898 15 Sh’vat 11658
Tu BiShvat 7899 15 Sh’vat 11659
Tu BiShvat 7900 15 Sh’vat 11660
Tu BiShvat 7901 15 Sh’vat 11661
Tu BiShvat 7902 15 Sh’vat 11662

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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