Tu BiShvat 8516 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12276

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12276 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 8513 15 Sh’vat 12273
Tu BiShvat 8514 15 Sh’vat 12274
Tu BiShvat 8515 15 Sh’vat 12275
Tu BiShvat 8516 15 Sh’vat 12276
Tu BiShvat 8517 15 Sh’vat 12277
Tu BiShvat 8518 15 Sh’vat 12278
Tu BiShvat 8519 15 Sh’vat 12279
Tu BiShvat 8520 15 Sh’vat 12280

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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