Tu BiShvat 2558 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6318

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6318 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 2555 15 Sh’vat 6315
Tu BiShvat 2556 15 Sh’vat 6316
Tu BiShvat 2557 15 Sh’vat 6317
Tu BiShvat 2558 15 Sh’vat 6318
Tu BiShvat 2559 15 Sh’vat 6319
Tu BiShvat 2560 15 Sh’vat 6320
Tu BiShvat 2561 15 Sh’vat 6321
Tu BiShvat 2562 15 Sh’vat 6322

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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