Tu BiShvat 7927 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11687

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11687 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 7924 15 Sh’vat 11684
Tu BiShvat 7925 15 Sh’vat 11685
Tu BiShvat 7926 15 Sh’vat 11686
Tu BiShvat 7927 15 Sh’vat 11687
Tu BiShvat 7928 15 Sh’vat 11688
Tu BiShvat 7929 15 Sh’vat 11689
Tu BiShvat 7930 15 Sh’vat 11690
Tu BiShvat 7931 15 Sh’vat 11691

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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