Tu BiShvat 7815 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11575

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11575 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 7812 15 Sh’vat 11572
Tu BiShvat 7813 15 Sh’vat 11573
Tu BiShvat 7814 15 Sh’vat 11574
Tu BiShvat 7815 15 Sh’vat 11575
Tu BiShvat 7816 15 Sh’vat 11576
Tu BiShvat 7817 15 Sh’vat 11577
Tu BiShvat 7818 15 Sh’vat 11578
Tu BiShvat 7819 15 Sh’vat 11579

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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