Tu BiShvat 5836 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9596

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9596 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 5833 15 Sh’vat 9593
Tu BiShvat 5834 15 Sh’vat 9594
Tu BiShvat 5835 15 Sh’vat 9595
Tu BiShvat 5836 15 Sh’vat 9596
Tu BiShvat 5837 15 Sh’vat 9597
Tu BiShvat 5838 15 Sh’vat 9598
Tu BiShvat 5839 15 Sh’vat 9599
Tu BiShvat 5840 15 Sh’vat 9600

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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