Tu BiShvat 8312 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12072

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12072 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 8309 15 Sh’vat 12069
Tu BiShvat 8310 15 Sh’vat 12070
Tu BiShvat 8311 15 Sh’vat 12071
Tu BiShvat 8312 15 Sh’vat 12072
Tu BiShvat 8313 15 Sh’vat 12073
Tu BiShvat 8314 15 Sh’vat 12074
Tu BiShvat 8315 15 Sh’vat 12075
Tu BiShvat 8316 15 Sh’vat 12076

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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