Tu BiShvat 5608 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9368

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9368 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 5605 15 Sh’vat 9365
Tu BiShvat 5606 15 Sh’vat 9366
Tu BiShvat 5607 15 Sh’vat 9367
Tu BiShvat 5608 15 Sh’vat 9368
Tu BiShvat 5609 15 Sh’vat 9369
Tu BiShvat 5610 15 Sh’vat 9370
Tu BiShvat 5611 15 Sh’vat 9371
Tu BiShvat 5612 15 Sh’vat 9372

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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