Tu BiShvat 618 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 4378

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 4378 began on and ended 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 615 15 Sh’vat 4375
Tu BiShvat 616 15 Sh’vat 4376
Tu BiShvat 617 15 Sh’vat 4377
Tu BiShvat 618 15 Sh’vat 4378
Tu BiShvat 619 15 Sh’vat 4379
Tu BiShvat 620 15 Sh’vat 4380
Tu BiShvat 621 15 Sh’vat 4381
Tu BiShvat 622 15 Sh’vat 4382

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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