Tu BiShvat 261 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 4021

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 4021 began on and ended 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 258 15 Sh’vat 4018
Tu BiShvat 259 15 Sh’vat 4019
Tu BiShvat 260 15 Sh’vat 4020
Tu BiShvat 261 15 Sh’vat 4021
Tu BiShvat 262 15 Sh’vat 4022
Tu BiShvat 263 15 Sh’vat 4023
Tu BiShvat 264 15 Sh’vat 4024
Tu BiShvat 265 15 Sh’vat 4025

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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