Tu BiShvat 4155 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7915

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7915 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 4152 15 Sh’vat 7912
Tu BiShvat 4153 15 Sh’vat 7913
Tu BiShvat 4154 15 Sh’vat 7914
Tu BiShvat 4155 15 Sh’vat 7915
Tu BiShvat 4156 15 Sh’vat 7916
Tu BiShvat 4157 15 Sh’vat 7917
Tu BiShvat 4158 15 Sh’vat 7918
Tu BiShvat 4159 15 Sh’vat 7919

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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