Tu BiShvat 4566 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8326

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8326 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 4563 15 Sh’vat 8323
Tu BiShvat 4564 15 Sh’vat 8324
Tu BiShvat 4565 15 Sh’vat 8325
Tu BiShvat 4566 15 Sh’vat 8326
Tu BiShvat 4567 15 Sh’vat 8327
Tu BiShvat 4568 15 Sh’vat 8328
Tu BiShvat 4569 15 Sh’vat 8329
Tu BiShvat 4570 15 Sh’vat 8330

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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