Tu BiShvat 7720 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11480

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11480 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 7717 15 Sh’vat 11477
Tu BiShvat 7718 15 Sh’vat 11478
Tu BiShvat 7719 15 Sh’vat 11479
Tu BiShvat 7720 15 Sh’vat 11480
Tu BiShvat 7721 15 Sh’vat 11481
Tu BiShvat 7722 15 Sh’vat 11482
Tu BiShvat 7723 15 Sh’vat 11483
Tu BiShvat 7724 15 Sh’vat 11484

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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