Tu BiShvat 8421 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12181

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12181 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 8418 15 Sh’vat 12178
Tu BiShvat 8419 15 Sh’vat 12179
Tu BiShvat 8420 15 Sh’vat 12180
Tu BiShvat 8421 15 Sh’vat 12181
Tu BiShvat 8422 15 Sh’vat 12182
Tu BiShvat 8423 15 Sh’vat 12183
Tu BiShvat 8424 15 Sh’vat 12184
Tu BiShvat 8425 15 Sh’vat 12185

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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