Tu BiShvat 5652 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9412

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9412 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 5649 15 Sh’vat 9409
Tu BiShvat 5650 15 Sh’vat 9410
Tu BiShvat 5651 15 Sh’vat 9411
Tu BiShvat 5652 15 Sh’vat 9412
Tu BiShvat 5653 15 Sh’vat 9413
Tu BiShvat 5654 15 Sh’vat 9414
Tu BiShvat 5655 15 Sh’vat 9415
Tu BiShvat 5656 15 Sh’vat 9416

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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