Tu BiShvat 3378 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7138

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7138 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 3375 15 Sh’vat 7135
Tu BiShvat 3376 15 Sh’vat 7136
Tu BiShvat 3377 15 Sh’vat 7137
Tu BiShvat 3378 15 Sh’vat 7138
Tu BiShvat 3379 15 Sh’vat 7139
Tu BiShvat 3380 15 Sh’vat 7140
Tu BiShvat 3381 15 Sh’vat 7141
Tu BiShvat 3382 15 Sh’vat 7142

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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