Tu BiShvat 9693 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13453

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13453 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 9690 15 Sh’vat 13450
Tu BiShvat 9691 15 Sh’vat 13451
Tu BiShvat 9692 15 Sh’vat 13452
Tu BiShvat 9693 15 Sh’vat 13453
Tu BiShvat 9694 15 Sh’vat 13454
Tu BiShvat 9695 15 Sh’vat 13455
Tu BiShvat 9696 15 Sh’vat 13456
Tu BiShvat 9697 15 Sh’vat 13457

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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