Tu BiShvat 5893 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9653

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9653 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 5890 15 Sh’vat 9650
Tu BiShvat 5891 15 Sh’vat 9651
Tu BiShvat 5892 15 Sh’vat 9652
Tu BiShvat 5893 15 Sh’vat 9653
Tu BiShvat 5894 15 Sh’vat 9654
Tu BiShvat 5895 15 Sh’vat 9655
Tu BiShvat 5896 15 Sh’vat 9656
Tu BiShvat 5897 15 Sh’vat 9657

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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