Tu BiShvat 8091 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11851

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11851 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 8088 15 Sh’vat 11848
Tu BiShvat 8089 15 Sh’vat 11849
Tu BiShvat 8090 15 Sh’vat 11850
Tu BiShvat 8091 15 Sh’vat 11851
Tu BiShvat 8092 15 Sh’vat 11852
Tu BiShvat 8093 15 Sh’vat 11853
Tu BiShvat 8094 15 Sh’vat 11854
Tu BiShvat 8095 15 Sh’vat 11855

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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