Tu BiShvat 3356 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7116

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7116 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 3353 15 Sh’vat 7113
Tu BiShvat 3354 15 Sh’vat 7114
Tu BiShvat 3355 15 Sh’vat 7115
Tu BiShvat 3356 15 Sh’vat 7116
Tu BiShvat 3357 15 Sh’vat 7117
Tu BiShvat 3358 15 Sh’vat 7118
Tu BiShvat 3359 15 Sh’vat 7119
Tu BiShvat 3360 15 Sh’vat 7120

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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