Tu BiShvat 5725 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9485

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9485 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 5722 15 Sh’vat 9482
Tu BiShvat 5723 15 Sh’vat 9483
Tu BiShvat 5724 15 Sh’vat 9484
Tu BiShvat 5725 15 Sh’vat 9485
Tu BiShvat 5726 15 Sh’vat 9486
Tu BiShvat 5727 15 Sh’vat 9487
Tu BiShvat 5728 15 Sh’vat 9488
Tu BiShvat 5729 15 Sh’vat 9489

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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