Tu BiShvat 7800 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11560

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11560 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 7797 15 Sh’vat 11557
Tu BiShvat 7798 15 Sh’vat 11558
Tu BiShvat 7799 15 Sh’vat 11559
Tu BiShvat 7800 15 Sh’vat 11560
Tu BiShvat 7801 15 Sh’vat 11561
Tu BiShvat 7802 15 Sh’vat 11562
Tu BiShvat 7803 15 Sh’vat 11563
Tu BiShvat 7804 15 Sh’vat 11564

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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