Tu BiShvat 6901 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10661

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10661 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 6898 15 Sh’vat 10658
Tu BiShvat 6899 15 Sh’vat 10659
Tu BiShvat 6900 15 Sh’vat 10660
Tu BiShvat 6901 15 Sh’vat 10661
Tu BiShvat 6902 15 Sh’vat 10662
Tu BiShvat 6903 15 Sh’vat 10663
Tu BiShvat 6904 15 Sh’vat 10664
Tu BiShvat 6905 15 Sh’vat 10665

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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