Tu BiShvat 3710 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7470

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7470 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 3707 15 Sh’vat 7467
Tu BiShvat 3708 15 Sh’vat 7468
Tu BiShvat 3709 15 Sh’vat 7469
Tu BiShvat 3710 15 Sh’vat 7470
Tu BiShvat 3711 15 Sh’vat 7471
Tu BiShvat 3712 15 Sh’vat 7472
Tu BiShvat 3713 15 Sh’vat 7473
Tu BiShvat 3714 15 Sh’vat 7474

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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