Tu BiShvat 5763 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9523

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9523 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 5760 15 Sh’vat 9520
Tu BiShvat 5761 15 Sh’vat 9521
Tu BiShvat 5762 15 Sh’vat 9522
Tu BiShvat 5763 15 Sh’vat 9523
Tu BiShvat 5764 15 Sh’vat 9524
Tu BiShvat 5765 15 Sh’vat 9525
Tu BiShvat 5766 15 Sh’vat 9526
Tu BiShvat 5767 15 Sh’vat 9527

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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