Tu BiShvat 7937 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11697

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11697 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 7934 15 Sh’vat 11694
Tu BiShvat 7935 15 Sh’vat 11695
Tu BiShvat 7936 15 Sh’vat 11696
Tu BiShvat 7937 15 Sh’vat 11697
Tu BiShvat 7938 15 Sh’vat 11698
Tu BiShvat 7939 15 Sh’vat 11699
Tu BiShvat 7940 15 Sh’vat 11700
Tu BiShvat 7941 15 Sh’vat 11701

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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