Tu BiShvat 8151 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11911

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11911 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 8148 15 Sh’vat 11908
Tu BiShvat 8149 15 Sh’vat 11909
Tu BiShvat 8150 15 Sh’vat 11910
Tu BiShvat 8151 15 Sh’vat 11911
Tu BiShvat 8152 15 Sh’vat 11912
Tu BiShvat 8153 15 Sh’vat 11913
Tu BiShvat 8154 15 Sh’vat 11914
Tu BiShvat 8155 15 Sh’vat 11915

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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