Tu BiShvat 3887 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7647

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7647 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 3884 15 Sh’vat 7644
Tu BiShvat 3885 15 Sh’vat 7645
Tu BiShvat 3886 15 Sh’vat 7646
Tu BiShvat 3887 15 Sh’vat 7647
Tu BiShvat 3888 15 Sh’vat 7648
Tu BiShvat 3889 15 Sh’vat 7649
Tu BiShvat 3890 15 Sh’vat 7650
Tu BiShvat 3891 15 Sh’vat 7651

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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