Tu BiShvat 4643 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8403

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8403 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 4640 15 Sh’vat 8400
Tu BiShvat 4641 15 Sh’vat 8401
Tu BiShvat 4642 15 Sh’vat 8402
Tu BiShvat 4643 15 Sh’vat 8403
Tu BiShvat 4644 15 Sh’vat 8404
Tu BiShvat 4645 15 Sh’vat 8405
Tu BiShvat 4646 15 Sh’vat 8406
Tu BiShvat 4647 15 Sh’vat 8407

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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