Tu BiShvat 8900 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12660

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12660 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 8897 15 Sh’vat 12657
Tu BiShvat 8898 15 Sh’vat 12658
Tu BiShvat 8899 15 Sh’vat 12659
Tu BiShvat 8900 15 Sh’vat 12660
Tu BiShvat 8901 15 Sh’vat 12661
Tu BiShvat 8902 15 Sh’vat 12662
Tu BiShvat 8903 15 Sh’vat 12663
Tu BiShvat 8904 15 Sh’vat 12664

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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