Tu BiShvat 2146 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5906

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5906 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 2143 15 Sh’vat 5903
Tu BiShvat 2144 15 Sh’vat 5904
Tu BiShvat 2145 15 Sh’vat 5905
Tu BiShvat 2146 15 Sh’vat 5906
Tu BiShvat 2147 15 Sh’vat 5907
Tu BiShvat 2148 15 Sh’vat 5908
Tu BiShvat 2149 15 Sh’vat 5909
Tu BiShvat 2150 15 Sh’vat 5910

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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