Tu BiShvat 8288 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12048

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12048 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 8285 15 Sh’vat 12045
Tu BiShvat 8286 15 Sh’vat 12046
Tu BiShvat 8287 15 Sh’vat 12047
Tu BiShvat 8288 15 Sh’vat 12048
Tu BiShvat 8289 15 Sh’vat 12049
Tu BiShvat 8290 15 Sh’vat 12050
Tu BiShvat 8291 15 Sh’vat 12051
Tu BiShvat 8292 15 Sh’vat 12052

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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