Tu BiShvat 2078 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5838

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5838 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 2075 15 Sh’vat 5835
Tu BiShvat 2076 15 Sh’vat 5836
Tu BiShvat 2077 15 Sh’vat 5837
Tu BiShvat 2078 15 Sh’vat 5838
Tu BiShvat 2079 15 Sh’vat 5839
Tu BiShvat 2080 15 Sh’vat 5840
Tu BiShvat 2081 15 Sh’vat 5841
Tu BiShvat 2082 15 Sh’vat 5842

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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