Tu BiShvat 3101 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6861

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6861 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 3098 15 Sh’vat 6858
Tu BiShvat 3099 15 Sh’vat 6859
Tu BiShvat 3100 15 Sh’vat 6860
Tu BiShvat 3101 15 Sh’vat 6861
Tu BiShvat 3102 15 Sh’vat 6862
Tu BiShvat 3103 15 Sh’vat 6863
Tu BiShvat 3104 15 Sh’vat 6864
Tu BiShvat 3105 15 Sh’vat 6865

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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