Tu BiShvat 7156 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10916

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10916 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 7153 15 Sh’vat 10913
Tu BiShvat 7154 15 Sh’vat 10914
Tu BiShvat 7155 15 Sh’vat 10915
Tu BiShvat 7156 15 Sh’vat 10916
Tu BiShvat 7157 15 Sh’vat 10917
Tu BiShvat 7158 15 Sh’vat 10918
Tu BiShvat 7159 15 Sh’vat 10919
Tu BiShvat 7160 15 Sh’vat 10920

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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