Tu BiShvat 7890 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11650

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11650 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 7887 15 Sh’vat 11647
Tu BiShvat 7888 15 Sh’vat 11648
Tu BiShvat 7889 15 Sh’vat 11649
Tu BiShvat 7890 15 Sh’vat 11650
Tu BiShvat 7891 15 Sh’vat 11651
Tu BiShvat 7892 15 Sh’vat 11652
Tu BiShvat 7893 15 Sh’vat 11653
Tu BiShvat 7894 15 Sh’vat 11654

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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