Tu BiShvat 3558 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7318

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7318 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 3555 15 Sh’vat 7315
Tu BiShvat 3556 15 Sh’vat 7316
Tu BiShvat 3557 15 Sh’vat 7317
Tu BiShvat 3558 15 Sh’vat 7318
Tu BiShvat 3559 15 Sh’vat 7319
Tu BiShvat 3560 15 Sh’vat 7320
Tu BiShvat 3561 15 Sh’vat 7321
Tu BiShvat 3562 15 Sh’vat 7322

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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