Tu BiShvat 2815 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6575

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6575 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 2812 15 Sh’vat 6572
Tu BiShvat 2813 15 Sh’vat 6573
Tu BiShvat 2814 15 Sh’vat 6574
Tu BiShvat 2815 15 Sh’vat 6575
Tu BiShvat 2816 15 Sh’vat 6576
Tu BiShvat 2817 15 Sh’vat 6577
Tu BiShvat 2818 15 Sh’vat 6578
Tu BiShvat 2819 15 Sh’vat 6579

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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