Tu BiShvat 4713 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8473

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8473 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 4710 15 Sh’vat 8470
Tu BiShvat 4711 15 Sh’vat 8471
Tu BiShvat 4712 15 Sh’vat 8472
Tu BiShvat 4713 15 Sh’vat 8473
Tu BiShvat 4714 15 Sh’vat 8474
Tu BiShvat 4715 15 Sh’vat 8475
Tu BiShvat 4716 15 Sh’vat 8476
Tu BiShvat 4717 15 Sh’vat 8477

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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