Tu BiShvat 3718 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7478

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7478 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 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
Tu BiShvat 3719 15 Sh’vat 7479
Tu BiShvat 3720 15 Sh’vat 7480
Tu BiShvat 3721 15 Sh’vat 7481
Tu BiShvat 3722 15 Sh’vat 7482

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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