Tu BiShvat 8460 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12220

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12220 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 8457 15 Sh’vat 12217
Tu BiShvat 8458 15 Sh’vat 12218
Tu BiShvat 8459 15 Sh’vat 12219
Tu BiShvat 8460 15 Sh’vat 12220
Tu BiShvat 8461 15 Sh’vat 12221
Tu BiShvat 8462 15 Sh’vat 12222
Tu BiShvat 8463 15 Sh’vat 12223
Tu BiShvat 8464 15 Sh’vat 12224

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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