Tu BiShvat 2288 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6048

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6048 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 2285 15 Sh’vat 6045
Tu BiShvat 2286 15 Sh’vat 6046
Tu BiShvat 2287 15 Sh’vat 6047
Tu BiShvat 2288 15 Sh’vat 6048
Tu BiShvat 2289 15 Sh’vat 6049
Tu BiShvat 2290 15 Sh’vat 6050
Tu BiShvat 2291 15 Sh’vat 6051
Tu BiShvat 2292 15 Sh’vat 6052

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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