Tu BiShvat 3746 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7506

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7506 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 3743 15 Sh’vat 7503
Tu BiShvat 3744 15 Sh’vat 7504
Tu BiShvat 3745 15 Sh’vat 7505
Tu BiShvat 3746 15 Sh’vat 7506
Tu BiShvat 3747 15 Sh’vat 7507
Tu BiShvat 3748 15 Sh’vat 7508
Tu BiShvat 3749 15 Sh’vat 7509
Tu BiShvat 3750 15 Sh’vat 7510

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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