Tu BiShvat 7844 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11604

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11604 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 7841 15 Sh’vat 11601
Tu BiShvat 7842 15 Sh’vat 11602
Tu BiShvat 7843 15 Sh’vat 11603
Tu BiShvat 7844 15 Sh’vat 11604
Tu BiShvat 7845 15 Sh’vat 11605
Tu BiShvat 7846 15 Sh’vat 11606
Tu BiShvat 7847 15 Sh’vat 11607
Tu BiShvat 7848 15 Sh’vat 11608

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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