Tu BiShvat 5298 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9058

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9058 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 5295 15 Sh’vat 9055
Tu BiShvat 5296 15 Sh’vat 9056
Tu BiShvat 5297 15 Sh’vat 9057
Tu BiShvat 5298 15 Sh’vat 9058
Tu BiShvat 5299 15 Sh’vat 9059
Tu BiShvat 5300 15 Sh’vat 9060
Tu BiShvat 5301 15 Sh’vat 9061
Tu BiShvat 5302 15 Sh’vat 9062

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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