Tu BiShvat 8798 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12558

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12558 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 8795 15 Sh’vat 12555
Tu BiShvat 8796 15 Sh’vat 12556
Tu BiShvat 8797 15 Sh’vat 12557
Tu BiShvat 8798 15 Sh’vat 12558
Tu BiShvat 8799 15 Sh’vat 12559
Tu BiShvat 8800 15 Sh’vat 12560
Tu BiShvat 8801 15 Sh’vat 12561
Tu BiShvat 8802 15 Sh’vat 12562

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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