Tu BiShvat 9888 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13648

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13648 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 9885 15 Sh’vat 13645
Tu BiShvat 9886 15 Sh’vat 13646
Tu BiShvat 9887 15 Sh’vat 13647
Tu BiShvat 9888 15 Sh’vat 13648
Tu BiShvat 9889 15 Sh’vat 13649
Tu BiShvat 9890 15 Sh’vat 13650
Tu BiShvat 9891 15 Sh’vat 13651
Tu BiShvat 9892 15 Sh’vat 13652

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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