Tu BiShvat 5597 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9357

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9357 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 5594 15 Sh’vat 9354
Tu BiShvat 5595 15 Sh’vat 9355
Tu BiShvat 5596 15 Sh’vat 9356
Tu BiShvat 5597 15 Sh’vat 9357
Tu BiShvat 5598 15 Sh’vat 9358
Tu BiShvat 5599 15 Sh’vat 9359
Tu BiShvat 5600 15 Sh’vat 9360
Tu BiShvat 5601 15 Sh’vat 9361

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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