Tu BiShvat 8744 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12504

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12504 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 8741 15 Sh’vat 12501
Tu BiShvat 8742 15 Sh’vat 12502
Tu BiShvat 8743 15 Sh’vat 12503
Tu BiShvat 8744 15 Sh’vat 12504
Tu BiShvat 8745 15 Sh’vat 12505
Tu BiShvat 8746 15 Sh’vat 12506
Tu BiShvat 8747 15 Sh’vat 12507
Tu BiShvat 8748 15 Sh’vat 12508

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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