Tu BiShvat 7118 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10878

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10878 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 7115 15 Sh’vat 10875
Tu BiShvat 7116 15 Sh’vat 10876
Tu BiShvat 7117 15 Sh’vat 10877
Tu BiShvat 7118 15 Sh’vat 10878
Tu BiShvat 7119 15 Sh’vat 10879
Tu BiShvat 7120 15 Sh’vat 10880
Tu BiShvat 7121 15 Sh’vat 10881
Tu BiShvat 7122 15 Sh’vat 10882

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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