Tu BiShvat 4036 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7796

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7796 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 4033 15 Sh’vat 7793
Tu BiShvat 4034 15 Sh’vat 7794
Tu BiShvat 4035 15 Sh’vat 7795
Tu BiShvat 4036 15 Sh’vat 7796
Tu BiShvat 4037 15 Sh’vat 7797
Tu BiShvat 4038 15 Sh’vat 7798
Tu BiShvat 4039 15 Sh’vat 7799
Tu BiShvat 4040 15 Sh’vat 7800

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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