Tu BiShvat 8718 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12478

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12478 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 8715 15 Sh’vat 12475
Tu BiShvat 8716 15 Sh’vat 12476
Tu BiShvat 8717 15 Sh’vat 12477
Tu BiShvat 8718 15 Sh’vat 12478
Tu BiShvat 8719 15 Sh’vat 12479
Tu BiShvat 8720 15 Sh’vat 12480
Tu BiShvat 8721 15 Sh’vat 12481
Tu BiShvat 8722 15 Sh’vat 12482

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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