Tu BiShvat 5926 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9686

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9686 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 5923 15 Sh’vat 9683
Tu BiShvat 5924 15 Sh’vat 9684
Tu BiShvat 5925 15 Sh’vat 9685
Tu BiShvat 5926 15 Sh’vat 9686
Tu BiShvat 5927 15 Sh’vat 9687
Tu BiShvat 5928 15 Sh’vat 9688
Tu BiShvat 5929 15 Sh’vat 9689
Tu BiShvat 5930 15 Sh’vat 9690

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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