Tu BiShvat 6487 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10247

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10247 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 6484 15 Sh’vat 10244
Tu BiShvat 6485 15 Sh’vat 10245
Tu BiShvat 6486 15 Sh’vat 10246
Tu BiShvat 6487 15 Sh’vat 10247
Tu BiShvat 6488 15 Sh’vat 10248
Tu BiShvat 6489 15 Sh’vat 10249
Tu BiShvat 6490 15 Sh’vat 10250
Tu BiShvat 6491 15 Sh’vat 10251

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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