Tu BiShvat 5936 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9696

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9696 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 5933 15 Sh’vat 9693
Tu BiShvat 5934 15 Sh’vat 9694
Tu BiShvat 5935 15 Sh’vat 9695
Tu BiShvat 5936 15 Sh’vat 9696
Tu BiShvat 5937 15 Sh’vat 9697
Tu BiShvat 5938 15 Sh’vat 9698
Tu BiShvat 5939 15 Sh’vat 9699
Tu BiShvat 5940 15 Sh’vat 9700

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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