Tu BiShvat 3853 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7613

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7613 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 3850 15 Sh’vat 7610
Tu BiShvat 3851 15 Sh’vat 7611
Tu BiShvat 3852 15 Sh’vat 7612
Tu BiShvat 3853 15 Sh’vat 7613
Tu BiShvat 3854 15 Sh’vat 7614
Tu BiShvat 3855 15 Sh’vat 7615
Tu BiShvat 3856 15 Sh’vat 7616
Tu BiShvat 3857 15 Sh’vat 7617

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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