Tu BiShvat 2656 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6416

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6416 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 2653 15 Sh’vat 6413
Tu BiShvat 2654 15 Sh’vat 6414
Tu BiShvat 2655 15 Sh’vat 6415
Tu BiShvat 2656 15 Sh’vat 6416
Tu BiShvat 2657 15 Sh’vat 6417
Tu BiShvat 2658 15 Sh’vat 6418
Tu BiShvat 2659 15 Sh’vat 6419
Tu BiShvat 2660 15 Sh’vat 6420

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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