Tu BiShvat 9800 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13560

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13560 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 9797 15 Sh’vat 13557
Tu BiShvat 9798 15 Sh’vat 13558
Tu BiShvat 9799 15 Sh’vat 13559
Tu BiShvat 9800 15 Sh’vat 13560
Tu BiShvat 9801 15 Sh’vat 13561
Tu BiShvat 9802 15 Sh’vat 13562
Tu BiShvat 9803 15 Sh’vat 13563
Tu BiShvat 9804 15 Sh’vat 13564

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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