Tu BiShvat 3028 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6788

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6788 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 3025 15 Sh’vat 6785
Tu BiShvat 3026 15 Sh’vat 6786
Tu BiShvat 3027 15 Sh’vat 6787
Tu BiShvat 3028 15 Sh’vat 6788
Tu BiShvat 3029 15 Sh’vat 6789
Tu BiShvat 3030 15 Sh’vat 6790
Tu BiShvat 3031 15 Sh’vat 6791
Tu BiShvat 3032 15 Sh’vat 6792

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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