Tu BiShvat 4163 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7923

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7923 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 4160 15 Sh’vat 7920
Tu BiShvat 4161 15 Sh’vat 7921
Tu BiShvat 4162 15 Sh’vat 7922
Tu BiShvat 4163 15 Sh’vat 7923
Tu BiShvat 4164 15 Sh’vat 7924
Tu BiShvat 4165 15 Sh’vat 7925
Tu BiShvat 4166 15 Sh’vat 7926
Tu BiShvat 4167 15 Sh’vat 7927

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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