Tu BiShvat 7956 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11716

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11716 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 7953 15 Sh’vat 11713
Tu BiShvat 7954 15 Sh’vat 11714
Tu BiShvat 7955 15 Sh’vat 11715
Tu BiShvat 7956 15 Sh’vat 11716
Tu BiShvat 7957 15 Sh’vat 11717
Tu BiShvat 7958 15 Sh’vat 11718
Tu BiShvat 7959 15 Sh’vat 11719
Tu BiShvat 7960 15 Sh’vat 11720

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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