Tu BiShvat 8791 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12551

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12551 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 8788 15 Sh’vat 12548
Tu BiShvat 8789 15 Sh’vat 12549
Tu BiShvat 8790 15 Sh’vat 12550
Tu BiShvat 8791 15 Sh’vat 12551
Tu BiShvat 8792 15 Sh’vat 12552
Tu BiShvat 8793 15 Sh’vat 12553
Tu BiShvat 8794 15 Sh’vat 12554
Tu BiShvat 8795 15 Sh’vat 12555

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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