Tu BiShvat 4658 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8418

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8418 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 4655 15 Sh’vat 8415
Tu BiShvat 4656 15 Sh’vat 8416
Tu BiShvat 4657 15 Sh’vat 8417
Tu BiShvat 4658 15 Sh’vat 8418
Tu BiShvat 4659 15 Sh’vat 8419
Tu BiShvat 4660 15 Sh’vat 8420
Tu BiShvat 4661 15 Sh’vat 8421
Tu BiShvat 4662 15 Sh’vat 8422

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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