Tu BiShvat 8734 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12494

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12494 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 8731 15 Sh’vat 12491
Tu BiShvat 8732 15 Sh’vat 12492
Tu BiShvat 8733 15 Sh’vat 12493
Tu BiShvat 8734 15 Sh’vat 12494
Tu BiShvat 8735 15 Sh’vat 12495
Tu BiShvat 8736 15 Sh’vat 12496
Tu BiShvat 8737 15 Sh’vat 12497
Tu BiShvat 8738 15 Sh’vat 12498

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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