Tu BiShvat 6580 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10340

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10340 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 6577 15 Sh’vat 10337
Tu BiShvat 6578 15 Sh’vat 10338
Tu BiShvat 6579 15 Sh’vat 10339
Tu BiShvat 6580 15 Sh’vat 10340
Tu BiShvat 6581 15 Sh’vat 10341
Tu BiShvat 6582 15 Sh’vat 10342
Tu BiShvat 6583 15 Sh’vat 10343
Tu BiShvat 6584 15 Sh’vat 10344

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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