Tu BiShvat 3797 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7557

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7557 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 3794 15 Sh’vat 7554
Tu BiShvat 3795 15 Sh’vat 7555
Tu BiShvat 3796 15 Sh’vat 7556
Tu BiShvat 3797 15 Sh’vat 7557
Tu BiShvat 3798 15 Sh’vat 7558
Tu BiShvat 3799 15 Sh’vat 7559
Tu BiShvat 3800 15 Sh’vat 7560
Tu BiShvat 3801 15 Sh’vat 7561

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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