Tu BiShvat 9706 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13466

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13466 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 9703 15 Sh’vat 13463
Tu BiShvat 9704 15 Sh’vat 13464
Tu BiShvat 9705 15 Sh’vat 13465
Tu BiShvat 9706 15 Sh’vat 13466
Tu BiShvat 9707 15 Sh’vat 13467
Tu BiShvat 9708 15 Sh’vat 13468
Tu BiShvat 9709 15 Sh’vat 13469
Tu BiShvat 9710 15 Sh’vat 13470

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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