Tu BiShvat 6887 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10647

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10647 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 6884 15 Sh’vat 10644
Tu BiShvat 6885 15 Sh’vat 10645
Tu BiShvat 6886 15 Sh’vat 10646
Tu BiShvat 6887 15 Sh’vat 10647
Tu BiShvat 6888 15 Sh’vat 10648
Tu BiShvat 6889 15 Sh’vat 10649
Tu BiShvat 6890 15 Sh’vat 10650
Tu BiShvat 6891 15 Sh’vat 10651

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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