Tu BiShvat 7536 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11296

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11296 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 7533 15 Sh’vat 11293
Tu BiShvat 7534 15 Sh’vat 11294
Tu BiShvat 7535 15 Sh’vat 11295
Tu BiShvat 7536 15 Sh’vat 11296
Tu BiShvat 7537 15 Sh’vat 11297
Tu BiShvat 7538 15 Sh’vat 11298
Tu BiShvat 7539 15 Sh’vat 11299
Tu BiShvat 7540 15 Sh’vat 11300

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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