Tu BiShvat 7498 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11258

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11258 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 7495 15 Sh’vat 11255
Tu BiShvat 7496 15 Sh’vat 11256
Tu BiShvat 7497 15 Sh’vat 11257
Tu BiShvat 7498 15 Sh’vat 11258
Tu BiShvat 7499 15 Sh’vat 11259
Tu BiShvat 7500 15 Sh’vat 11260
Tu BiShvat 7501 15 Sh’vat 11261
Tu BiShvat 7502 15 Sh’vat 11262

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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