Tu BiShvat 7627 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11387

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11387 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 7624 15 Sh’vat 11384
Tu BiShvat 7625 15 Sh’vat 11385
Tu BiShvat 7626 15 Sh’vat 11386
Tu BiShvat 7627 15 Sh’vat 11387
Tu BiShvat 7628 15 Sh’vat 11388
Tu BiShvat 7629 15 Sh’vat 11389
Tu BiShvat 7630 15 Sh’vat 11390
Tu BiShvat 7631 15 Sh’vat 11391

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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