Tu BiShvat 6880 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10640

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10640 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 6877 15 Sh’vat 10637
Tu BiShvat 6878 15 Sh’vat 10638
Tu BiShvat 6879 15 Sh’vat 10639
Tu BiShvat 6880 15 Sh’vat 10640
Tu BiShvat 6881 15 Sh’vat 10641
Tu BiShvat 6882 15 Sh’vat 10642
Tu BiShvat 6883 15 Sh’vat 10643
Tu BiShvat 6884 15 Sh’vat 10644

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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