Tu BiShvat 3926 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7686

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7686 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 3923 15 Sh’vat 7683
Tu BiShvat 3924 15 Sh’vat 7684
Tu BiShvat 3925 15 Sh’vat 7685
Tu BiShvat 3926 15 Sh’vat 7686
Tu BiShvat 3927 15 Sh’vat 7687
Tu BiShvat 3928 15 Sh’vat 7688
Tu BiShvat 3929 15 Sh’vat 7689
Tu BiShvat 3930 15 Sh’vat 7690

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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