Tu BiShvat 7596 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11356

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11356 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 7593 15 Sh’vat 11353
Tu BiShvat 7594 15 Sh’vat 11354
Tu BiShvat 7595 15 Sh’vat 11355
Tu BiShvat 7596 15 Sh’vat 11356
Tu BiShvat 7597 15 Sh’vat 11357
Tu BiShvat 7598 15 Sh’vat 11358
Tu BiShvat 7599 15 Sh’vat 11359
Tu BiShvat 7600 15 Sh’vat 11360

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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