Tu BiShvat 7917 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11677

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11677 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 7914 15 Sh’vat 11674
Tu BiShvat 7915 15 Sh’vat 11675
Tu BiShvat 7916 15 Sh’vat 11676
Tu BiShvat 7917 15 Sh’vat 11677
Tu BiShvat 7918 15 Sh’vat 11678
Tu BiShvat 7919 15 Sh’vat 11679
Tu BiShvat 7920 15 Sh’vat 11680
Tu BiShvat 7921 15 Sh’vat 11681

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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