Tu BiShvat 3127 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6887

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6887 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 3124 15 Sh’vat 6884
Tu BiShvat 3125 15 Sh’vat 6885
Tu BiShvat 3126 15 Sh’vat 6886
Tu BiShvat 3127 15 Sh’vat 6887
Tu BiShvat 3128 15 Sh’vat 6888
Tu BiShvat 3129 15 Sh’vat 6889
Tu BiShvat 3130 15 Sh’vat 6890
Tu BiShvat 3131 15 Sh’vat 6891

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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