Tu BiShvat 3046 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6806

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6806 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 3043 15 Sh’vat 6803
Tu BiShvat 3044 15 Sh’vat 6804
Tu BiShvat 3045 15 Sh’vat 6805
Tu BiShvat 3046 15 Sh’vat 6806
Tu BiShvat 3047 15 Sh’vat 6807
Tu BiShvat 3048 15 Sh’vat 6808
Tu BiShvat 3049 15 Sh’vat 6809
Tu BiShvat 3050 15 Sh’vat 6810

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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