Tu BiShvat 5901 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9661

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9661 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 5898 15 Sh’vat 9658
Tu BiShvat 5899 15 Sh’vat 9659
Tu BiShvat 5900 15 Sh’vat 9660
Tu BiShvat 5901 15 Sh’vat 9661
Tu BiShvat 5902 15 Sh’vat 9662
Tu BiShvat 5903 15 Sh’vat 9663
Tu BiShvat 5904 15 Sh’vat 9664
Tu BiShvat 5905 15 Sh’vat 9665

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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