Tu BiShvat 3729 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7489

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7489 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 3726 15 Sh’vat 7486
Tu BiShvat 3727 15 Sh’vat 7487
Tu BiShvat 3728 15 Sh’vat 7488
Tu BiShvat 3729 15 Sh’vat 7489
Tu BiShvat 3730 15 Sh’vat 7490
Tu BiShvat 3731 15 Sh’vat 7491
Tu BiShvat 3732 15 Sh’vat 7492
Tu BiShvat 3733 15 Sh’vat 7493

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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