Tu BiShvat 8596 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12356

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12356 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 8593 15 Sh’vat 12353
Tu BiShvat 8594 15 Sh’vat 12354
Tu BiShvat 8595 15 Sh’vat 12355
Tu BiShvat 8596 15 Sh’vat 12356
Tu BiShvat 8597 15 Sh’vat 12357
Tu BiShvat 8598 15 Sh’vat 12358
Tu BiShvat 8599 15 Sh’vat 12359
Tu BiShvat 8600 15 Sh’vat 12360

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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