Tu BiShvat 9500 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13260

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13260 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 9497 15 Sh’vat 13257
Tu BiShvat 9498 15 Sh’vat 13258
Tu BiShvat 9499 15 Sh’vat 13259
Tu BiShvat 9500 15 Sh’vat 13260
Tu BiShvat 9501 15 Sh’vat 13261
Tu BiShvat 9502 15 Sh’vat 13262
Tu BiShvat 9503 15 Sh’vat 13263
Tu BiShvat 9504 15 Sh’vat 13264

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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