Tu BiShvat 3402 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7162

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7162 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 3399 15 Sh’vat 7159
Tu BiShvat 3400 15 Sh’vat 7160
Tu BiShvat 3401 15 Sh’vat 7161
Tu BiShvat 3402 15 Sh’vat 7162
Tu BiShvat 3403 15 Sh’vat 7163
Tu BiShvat 3404 15 Sh’vat 7164
Tu BiShvat 3405 15 Sh’vat 7165
Tu BiShvat 3406 15 Sh’vat 7166

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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