Tu BiShvat 6730 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10490

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10490 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 6727 15 Sh’vat 10487
Tu BiShvat 6728 15 Sh’vat 10488
Tu BiShvat 6729 15 Sh’vat 10489
Tu BiShvat 6730 15 Sh’vat 10490
Tu BiShvat 6731 15 Sh’vat 10491
Tu BiShvat 6732 15 Sh’vat 10492
Tu BiShvat 6733 15 Sh’vat 10493
Tu BiShvat 6734 15 Sh’vat 10494

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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