Tu BiShvat 6080 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9840

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9840 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 6077 15 Sh’vat 9837
Tu BiShvat 6078 15 Sh’vat 9838
Tu BiShvat 6079 15 Sh’vat 9839
Tu BiShvat 6080 15 Sh’vat 9840
Tu BiShvat 6081 15 Sh’vat 9841
Tu BiShvat 6082 15 Sh’vat 9842
Tu BiShvat 6083 15 Sh’vat 9843
Tu BiShvat 6084 15 Sh’vat 9844

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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