Tu BiShvat 2048 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5808

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5808 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 2045 15 Sh’vat 5805
Tu BiShvat 2046 15 Sh’vat 5806
Tu BiShvat 2047 15 Sh’vat 5807
Tu BiShvat 2048 15 Sh’vat 5808
Tu BiShvat 2049 15 Sh’vat 5809
Tu BiShvat 2050 15 Sh’vat 5810
Tu BiShvat 2051 15 Sh’vat 5811
Tu BiShvat 2052 15 Sh’vat 5812

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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