Tu BiShvat 4113 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7873

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7873 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 4110 15 Sh’vat 7870
Tu BiShvat 4111 15 Sh’vat 7871
Tu BiShvat 4112 15 Sh’vat 7872
Tu BiShvat 4113 15 Sh’vat 7873
Tu BiShvat 4114 15 Sh’vat 7874
Tu BiShvat 4115 15 Sh’vat 7875
Tu BiShvat 4116 15 Sh’vat 7876
Tu BiShvat 4117 15 Sh’vat 7877

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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