Tu BiShvat 3817 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7577

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7577 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 3814 15 Sh’vat 7574
Tu BiShvat 3815 15 Sh’vat 7575
Tu BiShvat 3816 15 Sh’vat 7576
Tu BiShvat 3817 15 Sh’vat 7577
Tu BiShvat 3818 15 Sh’vat 7578
Tu BiShvat 3819 15 Sh’vat 7579
Tu BiShvat 3820 15 Sh’vat 7580
Tu BiShvat 3821 15 Sh’vat 7581

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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