Tu BiShvat 8146 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11906

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11906 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 8143 15 Sh’vat 11903
Tu BiShvat 8144 15 Sh’vat 11904
Tu BiShvat 8145 15 Sh’vat 11905
Tu BiShvat 8146 15 Sh’vat 11906
Tu BiShvat 8147 15 Sh’vat 11907
Tu BiShvat 8148 15 Sh’vat 11908
Tu BiShvat 8149 15 Sh’vat 11909
Tu BiShvat 8150 15 Sh’vat 11910

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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