Tu BiShvat 8111 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11871

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11871 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 8108 15 Sh’vat 11868
Tu BiShvat 8109 15 Sh’vat 11869
Tu BiShvat 8110 15 Sh’vat 11870
Tu BiShvat 8111 15 Sh’vat 11871
Tu BiShvat 8112 15 Sh’vat 11872
Tu BiShvat 8113 15 Sh’vat 11873
Tu BiShvat 8114 15 Sh’vat 11874
Tu BiShvat 8115 15 Sh’vat 11875

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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