Tu BiShvat 5780 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9540

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9540 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 5777 15 Sh’vat 9537
Tu BiShvat 5778 15 Sh’vat 9538
Tu BiShvat 5779 15 Sh’vat 9539
Tu BiShvat 5780 15 Sh’vat 9540
Tu BiShvat 5781 15 Sh’vat 9541
Tu BiShvat 5782 15 Sh’vat 9542
Tu BiShvat 5783 15 Sh’vat 9543
Tu BiShvat 5784 15 Sh’vat 9544

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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