Tu BiShvat 4922 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8682

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8682 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 4919 15 Sh’vat 8679
Tu BiShvat 4920 15 Sh’vat 8680
Tu BiShvat 4921 15 Sh’vat 8681
Tu BiShvat 4922 15 Sh’vat 8682
Tu BiShvat 4923 15 Sh’vat 8683
Tu BiShvat 4924 15 Sh’vat 8684
Tu BiShvat 4925 15 Sh’vat 8685
Tu BiShvat 4926 15 Sh’vat 8686

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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