Tu BiShvat 8053 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11813

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11813 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 8050 15 Sh’vat 11810
Tu BiShvat 8051 15 Sh’vat 11811
Tu BiShvat 8052 15 Sh’vat 11812
Tu BiShvat 8053 15 Sh’vat 11813
Tu BiShvat 8054 15 Sh’vat 11814
Tu BiShvat 8055 15 Sh’vat 11815
Tu BiShvat 8056 15 Sh’vat 11816
Tu BiShvat 8057 15 Sh’vat 11817

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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