Tu BiShvat 8586 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12346

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12346 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 8583 15 Sh’vat 12343
Tu BiShvat 8584 15 Sh’vat 12344
Tu BiShvat 8585 15 Sh’vat 12345
Tu BiShvat 8586 15 Sh’vat 12346
Tu BiShvat 8587 15 Sh’vat 12347
Tu BiShvat 8588 15 Sh’vat 12348
Tu BiShvat 8589 15 Sh’vat 12349
Tu BiShvat 8590 15 Sh’vat 12350

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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