Tu BiShvat 2617 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6377

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6377 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 2614 15 Sh’vat 6374
Tu BiShvat 2615 15 Sh’vat 6375
Tu BiShvat 2616 15 Sh’vat 6376
Tu BiShvat 2617 15 Sh’vat 6377
Tu BiShvat 2618 15 Sh’vat 6378
Tu BiShvat 2619 15 Sh’vat 6379
Tu BiShvat 2620 15 Sh’vat 6380
Tu BiShvat 2621 15 Sh’vat 6381

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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