Tu BiShvat 820 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 4580

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 4580 began on and ended 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 817 15 Sh’vat 4577
Tu BiShvat 818 15 Sh’vat 4578
Tu BiShvat 819 15 Sh’vat 4579
Tu BiShvat 820 15 Sh’vat 4580
Tu BiShvat 821 15 Sh’vat 4581
Tu BiShvat 822 15 Sh’vat 4582
Tu BiShvat 823 15 Sh’vat 4583
Tu BiShvat 824 15 Sh’vat 4584

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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