Tu BiShvat 9048 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12808

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12808 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 9045 15 Sh’vat 12805
Tu BiShvat 9046 15 Sh’vat 12806
Tu BiShvat 9047 15 Sh’vat 12807
Tu BiShvat 9048 15 Sh’vat 12808
Tu BiShvat 9049 15 Sh’vat 12809
Tu BiShvat 9050 15 Sh’vat 12810
Tu BiShvat 9051 15 Sh’vat 12811
Tu BiShvat 9052 15 Sh’vat 12812

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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