Tu BiShvat 4902 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8662

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8662 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 4899 15 Sh’vat 8659
Tu BiShvat 4900 15 Sh’vat 8660
Tu BiShvat 4901 15 Sh’vat 8661
Tu BiShvat 4902 15 Sh’vat 8662
Tu BiShvat 4903 15 Sh’vat 8663
Tu BiShvat 4904 15 Sh’vat 8664
Tu BiShvat 4905 15 Sh’vat 8665
Tu BiShvat 4906 15 Sh’vat 8666

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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