Tu BiShvat 3017 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6777

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6777 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 3014 15 Sh’vat 6774
Tu BiShvat 3015 15 Sh’vat 6775
Tu BiShvat 3016 15 Sh’vat 6776
Tu BiShvat 3017 15 Sh’vat 6777
Tu BiShvat 3018 15 Sh’vat 6778
Tu BiShvat 3019 15 Sh’vat 6779
Tu BiShvat 3020 15 Sh’vat 6780
Tu BiShvat 3021 15 Sh’vat 6781

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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