Tu BiShvat 9908 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13668

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13668 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 9905 15 Sh’vat 13665
Tu BiShvat 9906 15 Sh’vat 13666
Tu BiShvat 9907 15 Sh’vat 13667
Tu BiShvat 9908 15 Sh’vat 13668
Tu BiShvat 9909 15 Sh’vat 13669
Tu BiShvat 9910 15 Sh’vat 13670
Tu BiShvat 9911 15 Sh’vat 13671
Tu BiShvat 9912 15 Sh’vat 13672

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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