Tu BiShvat 7731 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11491

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11491 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 7728 15 Sh’vat 11488
Tu BiShvat 7729 15 Sh’vat 11489
Tu BiShvat 7730 15 Sh’vat 11490
Tu BiShvat 7731 15 Sh’vat 11491
Tu BiShvat 7732 15 Sh’vat 11492
Tu BiShvat 7733 15 Sh’vat 11493
Tu BiShvat 7734 15 Sh’vat 11494
Tu BiShvat 7735 15 Sh’vat 11495

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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