Tu BiShvat 8177 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11937

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11937 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 8174 15 Sh’vat 11934
Tu BiShvat 8175 15 Sh’vat 11935
Tu BiShvat 8176 15 Sh’vat 11936
Tu BiShvat 8177 15 Sh’vat 11937
Tu BiShvat 8178 15 Sh’vat 11938
Tu BiShvat 8179 15 Sh’vat 11939
Tu BiShvat 8180 15 Sh’vat 11940
Tu BiShvat 8181 15 Sh’vat 11941

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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