Tu BiShvat 5684 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9444

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9444 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 5681 15 Sh’vat 9441
Tu BiShvat 5682 15 Sh’vat 9442
Tu BiShvat 5683 15 Sh’vat 9443
Tu BiShvat 5684 15 Sh’vat 9444
Tu BiShvat 5685 15 Sh’vat 9445
Tu BiShvat 5686 15 Sh’vat 9446
Tu BiShvat 5687 15 Sh’vat 9447
Tu BiShvat 5688 15 Sh’vat 9448

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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