Tu BiShvat 9896 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13656

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13656 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 9893 15 Sh’vat 13653
Tu BiShvat 9894 15 Sh’vat 13654
Tu BiShvat 9895 15 Sh’vat 13655
Tu BiShvat 9896 15 Sh’vat 13656
Tu BiShvat 9897 15 Sh’vat 13657
Tu BiShvat 9898 15 Sh’vat 13658
Tu BiShvat 9899 15 Sh’vat 13659
Tu BiShvat 9900 15 Sh’vat 13660

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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