Tu BiShvat 8180 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11940

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11940 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 8177 15 Sh’vat 11937
Tu BiShvat 8178 15 Sh’vat 11938
Tu BiShvat 8179 15 Sh’vat 11939
Tu BiShvat 8180 15 Sh’vat 11940
Tu BiShvat 8181 15 Sh’vat 11941
Tu BiShvat 8182 15 Sh’vat 11942
Tu BiShvat 8183 15 Sh’vat 11943
Tu BiShvat 8184 15 Sh’vat 11944

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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