Tu BiShvat 6696 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10456

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10456 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 6693 15 Sh’vat 10453
Tu BiShvat 6694 15 Sh’vat 10454
Tu BiShvat 6695 15 Sh’vat 10455
Tu BiShvat 6696 15 Sh’vat 10456
Tu BiShvat 6697 15 Sh’vat 10457
Tu BiShvat 6698 15 Sh’vat 10458
Tu BiShvat 6699 15 Sh’vat 10459
Tu BiShvat 6700 15 Sh’vat 10460

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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