Tu BiShvat 6256 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10016

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10016 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 6253 15 Sh’vat 10013
Tu BiShvat 6254 15 Sh’vat 10014
Tu BiShvat 6255 15 Sh’vat 10015
Tu BiShvat 6256 15 Sh’vat 10016
Tu BiShvat 6257 15 Sh’vat 10017
Tu BiShvat 6258 15 Sh’vat 10018
Tu BiShvat 6259 15 Sh’vat 10019
Tu BiShvat 6260 15 Sh’vat 10020

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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