Tu BiShvat 7056 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10816

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10816 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 7053 15 Sh’vat 10813
Tu BiShvat 7054 15 Sh’vat 10814
Tu BiShvat 7055 15 Sh’vat 10815
Tu BiShvat 7056 15 Sh’vat 10816
Tu BiShvat 7057 15 Sh’vat 10817
Tu BiShvat 7058 15 Sh’vat 10818
Tu BiShvat 7059 15 Sh’vat 10819
Tu BiShvat 7060 15 Sh’vat 10820

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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