Tu BiShvat 9080 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12840

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12840 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 9077 15 Sh’vat 12837
Tu BiShvat 9078 15 Sh’vat 12838
Tu BiShvat 9079 15 Sh’vat 12839
Tu BiShvat 9080 15 Sh’vat 12840
Tu BiShvat 9081 15 Sh’vat 12841
Tu BiShvat 9082 15 Sh’vat 12842
Tu BiShvat 9083 15 Sh’vat 12843
Tu BiShvat 9084 15 Sh’vat 12844

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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