Tu BiShvat 5616 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9376

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9376 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 5613 15 Sh’vat 9373
Tu BiShvat 5614 15 Sh’vat 9374
Tu BiShvat 5615 15 Sh’vat 9375
Tu BiShvat 5616 15 Sh’vat 9376
Tu BiShvat 5617 15 Sh’vat 9377
Tu BiShvat 5618 15 Sh’vat 9378
Tu BiShvat 5619 15 Sh’vat 9379
Tu BiShvat 5620 15 Sh’vat 9380

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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