Tu BiShvat 5133 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8893

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8893 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 5130 15 Sh’vat 8890
Tu BiShvat 5131 15 Sh’vat 8891
Tu BiShvat 5132 15 Sh’vat 8892
Tu BiShvat 5133 15 Sh’vat 8893
Tu BiShvat 5134 15 Sh’vat 8894
Tu BiShvat 5135 15 Sh’vat 8895
Tu BiShvat 5136 15 Sh’vat 8896
Tu BiShvat 5137 15 Sh’vat 8897

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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