Tu BiShvat 4131 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7891

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7891 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 4128 15 Sh’vat 7888
Tu BiShvat 4129 15 Sh’vat 7889
Tu BiShvat 4130 15 Sh’vat 7890
Tu BiShvat 4131 15 Sh’vat 7891
Tu BiShvat 4132 15 Sh’vat 7892
Tu BiShvat 4133 15 Sh’vat 7893
Tu BiShvat 4134 15 Sh’vat 7894
Tu BiShvat 4135 15 Sh’vat 7895

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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