Tu BiShvat 3256 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7016

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7016 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 3253 15 Sh’vat 7013
Tu BiShvat 3254 15 Sh’vat 7014
Tu BiShvat 3255 15 Sh’vat 7015
Tu BiShvat 3256 15 Sh’vat 7016
Tu BiShvat 3257 15 Sh’vat 7017
Tu BiShvat 3258 15 Sh’vat 7018
Tu BiShvat 3259 15 Sh’vat 7019
Tu BiShvat 3260 15 Sh’vat 7020

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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