Tu BiShvat 3146 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6906

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6906 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 3143 15 Sh’vat 6903
Tu BiShvat 3144 15 Sh’vat 6904
Tu BiShvat 3145 15 Sh’vat 6905
Tu BiShvat 3146 15 Sh’vat 6906
Tu BiShvat 3147 15 Sh’vat 6907
Tu BiShvat 3148 15 Sh’vat 6908
Tu BiShvat 3149 15 Sh’vat 6909
Tu BiShvat 3150 15 Sh’vat 6910

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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