Tu BiShvat 4089 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7849

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7849 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 4086 15 Sh’vat 7846
Tu BiShvat 4087 15 Sh’vat 7847
Tu BiShvat 4088 15 Sh’vat 7848
Tu BiShvat 4089 15 Sh’vat 7849
Tu BiShvat 4090 15 Sh’vat 7850
Tu BiShvat 4091 15 Sh’vat 7851
Tu BiShvat 4092 15 Sh’vat 7852
Tu BiShvat 4093 15 Sh’vat 7853

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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