Tu BiShvat 5338 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9098

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9098 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 5335 15 Sh’vat 9095
Tu BiShvat 5336 15 Sh’vat 9096
Tu BiShvat 5337 15 Sh’vat 9097
Tu BiShvat 5338 15 Sh’vat 9098
Tu BiShvat 5339 15 Sh’vat 9099
Tu BiShvat 5340 15 Sh’vat 9100
Tu BiShvat 5341 15 Sh’vat 9101
Tu BiShvat 5342 15 Sh’vat 9102

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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