Tu BiShvat 8541 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12301

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12301 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 8538 15 Sh’vat 12298
Tu BiShvat 8539 15 Sh’vat 12299
Tu BiShvat 8540 15 Sh’vat 12300
Tu BiShvat 8541 15 Sh’vat 12301
Tu BiShvat 8542 15 Sh’vat 12302
Tu BiShvat 8543 15 Sh’vat 12303
Tu BiShvat 8544 15 Sh’vat 12304
Tu BiShvat 8545 15 Sh’vat 12305

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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