Tu BiShvat 8098 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11858

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11858 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 8095 15 Sh’vat 11855
Tu BiShvat 8096 15 Sh’vat 11856
Tu BiShvat 8097 15 Sh’vat 11857
Tu BiShvat 8098 15 Sh’vat 11858
Tu BiShvat 8099 15 Sh’vat 11859
Tu BiShvat 8100 15 Sh’vat 11860
Tu BiShvat 8101 15 Sh’vat 11861
Tu BiShvat 8102 15 Sh’vat 11862

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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