Tu BiShvat 3837 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7597

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7597 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 3834 15 Sh’vat 7594
Tu BiShvat 3835 15 Sh’vat 7595
Tu BiShvat 3836 15 Sh’vat 7596
Tu BiShvat 3837 15 Sh’vat 7597
Tu BiShvat 3838 15 Sh’vat 7598
Tu BiShvat 3839 15 Sh’vat 7599
Tu BiShvat 3840 15 Sh’vat 7600
Tu BiShvat 3841 15 Sh’vat 7601

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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