Tu BiShvat 3688 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7448

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7448 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 3685 15 Sh’vat 7445
Tu BiShvat 3686 15 Sh’vat 7446
Tu BiShvat 3687 15 Sh’vat 7447
Tu BiShvat 3688 15 Sh’vat 7448
Tu BiShvat 3689 15 Sh’vat 7449
Tu BiShvat 3690 15 Sh’vat 7450
Tu BiShvat 3691 15 Sh’vat 7451
Tu BiShvat 3692 15 Sh’vat 7452

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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