Tu BiShvat 2156 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5916

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5916 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 2153 15 Sh’vat 5913
Tu BiShvat 2154 15 Sh’vat 5914
Tu BiShvat 2155 15 Sh’vat 5915
Tu BiShvat 2156 15 Sh’vat 5916
Tu BiShvat 2157 15 Sh’vat 5917
Tu BiShvat 2158 15 Sh’vat 5918
Tu BiShvat 2159 15 Sh’vat 5919
Tu BiShvat 2160 15 Sh’vat 5920

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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