Tu BiShvat 8167 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11927

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11927 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 8164 15 Sh’vat 11924
Tu BiShvat 8165 15 Sh’vat 11925
Tu BiShvat 8166 15 Sh’vat 11926
Tu BiShvat 8167 15 Sh’vat 11927
Tu BiShvat 8168 15 Sh’vat 11928
Tu BiShvat 8169 15 Sh’vat 11929
Tu BiShvat 8170 15 Sh’vat 11930
Tu BiShvat 8171 15 Sh’vat 11931

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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