Tu BiShvat 6776 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10536

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10536 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 6773 15 Sh’vat 10533
Tu BiShvat 6774 15 Sh’vat 10534
Tu BiShvat 6775 15 Sh’vat 10535
Tu BiShvat 6776 15 Sh’vat 10536
Tu BiShvat 6777 15 Sh’vat 10537
Tu BiShvat 6778 15 Sh’vat 10538
Tu BiShvat 6779 15 Sh’vat 10539
Tu BiShvat 6780 15 Sh’vat 10540

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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