Tu BiShvat 7786 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11546

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11546 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 7783 15 Sh’vat 11543
Tu BiShvat 7784 15 Sh’vat 11544
Tu BiShvat 7785 15 Sh’vat 11545
Tu BiShvat 7786 15 Sh’vat 11546
Tu BiShvat 7787 15 Sh’vat 11547
Tu BiShvat 7788 15 Sh’vat 11548
Tu BiShvat 7789 15 Sh’vat 11549
Tu BiShvat 7790 15 Sh’vat 11550

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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