Tu BiShvat 8258 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12018

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12018 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 8255 15 Sh’vat 12015
Tu BiShvat 8256 15 Sh’vat 12016
Tu BiShvat 8257 15 Sh’vat 12017
Tu BiShvat 8258 15 Sh’vat 12018
Tu BiShvat 8259 15 Sh’vat 12019
Tu BiShvat 8260 15 Sh’vat 12020
Tu BiShvat 8261 15 Sh’vat 12021
Tu BiShvat 8262 15 Sh’vat 12022

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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