Tu BiShvat 7188 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10948

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10948 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 7185 15 Sh’vat 10945
Tu BiShvat 7186 15 Sh’vat 10946
Tu BiShvat 7187 15 Sh’vat 10947
Tu BiShvat 7188 15 Sh’vat 10948
Tu BiShvat 7189 15 Sh’vat 10949
Tu BiShvat 7190 15 Sh’vat 10950
Tu BiShvat 7191 15 Sh’vat 10951
Tu BiShvat 7192 15 Sh’vat 10952

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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