Tu BiShvat 5805 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9565

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9565 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 5802 15 Sh’vat 9562
Tu BiShvat 5803 15 Sh’vat 9563
Tu BiShvat 5804 15 Sh’vat 9564
Tu BiShvat 5805 15 Sh’vat 9565
Tu BiShvat 5806 15 Sh’vat 9566
Tu BiShvat 5807 15 Sh’vat 9567
Tu BiShvat 5808 15 Sh’vat 9568
Tu BiShvat 5809 15 Sh’vat 9569

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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