Tu BiShvat 5666 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9426

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9426 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 5663 15 Sh’vat 9423
Tu BiShvat 5664 15 Sh’vat 9424
Tu BiShvat 5665 15 Sh’vat 9425
Tu BiShvat 5666 15 Sh’vat 9426
Tu BiShvat 5667 15 Sh’vat 9427
Tu BiShvat 5668 15 Sh’vat 9428
Tu BiShvat 5669 15 Sh’vat 9429
Tu BiShvat 5670 15 Sh’vat 9430

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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