Tu BiShvat 4703 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8463

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8463 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 4700 15 Sh’vat 8460
Tu BiShvat 4701 15 Sh’vat 8461
Tu BiShvat 4702 15 Sh’vat 8462
Tu BiShvat 4703 15 Sh’vat 8463
Tu BiShvat 4704 15 Sh’vat 8464
Tu BiShvat 4705 15 Sh’vat 8465
Tu BiShvat 4706 15 Sh’vat 8466
Tu BiShvat 4707 15 Sh’vat 8467

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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