Tu BiShvat 8580 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12340

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12340 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 8577 15 Sh’vat 12337
Tu BiShvat 8578 15 Sh’vat 12338
Tu BiShvat 8579 15 Sh’vat 12339
Tu BiShvat 8580 15 Sh’vat 12340
Tu BiShvat 8581 15 Sh’vat 12341
Tu BiShvat 8582 15 Sh’vat 12342
Tu BiShvat 8583 15 Sh’vat 12343
Tu BiShvat 8584 15 Sh’vat 12344

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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