Tu BiShvat 8402 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12162

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12162 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 8399 15 Sh’vat 12159
Tu BiShvat 8400 15 Sh’vat 12160
Tu BiShvat 8401 15 Sh’vat 12161
Tu BiShvat 8402 15 Sh’vat 12162
Tu BiShvat 8403 15 Sh’vat 12163
Tu BiShvat 8404 15 Sh’vat 12164
Tu BiShvat 8405 15 Sh’vat 12165
Tu BiShvat 8406 15 Sh’vat 12166

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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