Tu BiShvat 6052 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9812

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9812 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 6049 15 Sh’vat 9809
Tu BiShvat 6050 15 Sh’vat 9810
Tu BiShvat 6051 15 Sh’vat 9811
Tu BiShvat 6052 15 Sh’vat 9812
Tu BiShvat 6053 15 Sh’vat 9813
Tu BiShvat 6054 15 Sh’vat 9814
Tu BiShvat 6055 15 Sh’vat 9815
Tu BiShvat 6056 15 Sh’vat 9816

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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