Tu BiShvat 8131 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11891

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11891 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 8128 15 Sh’vat 11888
Tu BiShvat 8129 15 Sh’vat 11889
Tu BiShvat 8130 15 Sh’vat 11890
Tu BiShvat 8131 15 Sh’vat 11891
Tu BiShvat 8132 15 Sh’vat 11892
Tu BiShvat 8133 15 Sh’vat 11893
Tu BiShvat 8134 15 Sh’vat 11894
Tu BiShvat 8135 15 Sh’vat 11895

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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