Tu BiShvat 5566 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9326

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9326 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 5563 15 Sh’vat 9323
Tu BiShvat 5564 15 Sh’vat 9324
Tu BiShvat 5565 15 Sh’vat 9325
Tu BiShvat 5566 15 Sh’vat 9326
Tu BiShvat 5567 15 Sh’vat 9327
Tu BiShvat 5568 15 Sh’vat 9328
Tu BiShvat 5569 15 Sh’vat 9329
Tu BiShvat 5570 15 Sh’vat 9330

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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