Tu BiShvat 3714 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7474

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7474 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 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
Tu BiShvat 3715 15 Sh’vat 7475
Tu BiShvat 3716 15 Sh’vat 7476
Tu BiShvat 3717 15 Sh’vat 7477
Tu BiShvat 3718 15 Sh’vat 7478

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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