Tu BiShvat 8039 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11799

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11799 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 8036 15 Sh’vat 11796
Tu BiShvat 8037 15 Sh’vat 11797
Tu BiShvat 8038 15 Sh’vat 11798
Tu BiShvat 8039 15 Sh’vat 11799
Tu BiShvat 8040 15 Sh’vat 11800
Tu BiShvat 8041 15 Sh’vat 11801
Tu BiShvat 8042 15 Sh’vat 11802
Tu BiShvat 8043 15 Sh’vat 11803

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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