Tu BiShvat 6037 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9797

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9797 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 6034 15 Sh’vat 9794
Tu BiShvat 6035 15 Sh’vat 9795
Tu BiShvat 6036 15 Sh’vat 9796
Tu BiShvat 6037 15 Sh’vat 9797
Tu BiShvat 6038 15 Sh’vat 9798
Tu BiShvat 6039 15 Sh’vat 9799
Tu BiShvat 6040 15 Sh’vat 9800
Tu BiShvat 6041 15 Sh’vat 9801

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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