Tu BiShvat 5626 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9386

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9386 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 5623 15 Sh’vat 9383
Tu BiShvat 5624 15 Sh’vat 9384
Tu BiShvat 5625 15 Sh’vat 9385
Tu BiShvat 5626 15 Sh’vat 9386
Tu BiShvat 5627 15 Sh’vat 9387
Tu BiShvat 5628 15 Sh’vat 9388
Tu BiShvat 5629 15 Sh’vat 9389
Tu BiShvat 5630 15 Sh’vat 9390

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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