Tu BiShvat 4181 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7941

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7941 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 4178 15 Sh’vat 7938
Tu BiShvat 4179 15 Sh’vat 7939
Tu BiShvat 4180 15 Sh’vat 7940
Tu BiShvat 4181 15 Sh’vat 7941
Tu BiShvat 4182 15 Sh’vat 7942
Tu BiShvat 4183 15 Sh’vat 7943
Tu BiShvat 4184 15 Sh’vat 7944
Tu BiShvat 4185 15 Sh’vat 7945

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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