Tu BiShvat 8551 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12311

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12311 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 8548 15 Sh’vat 12308
Tu BiShvat 8549 15 Sh’vat 12309
Tu BiShvat 8550 15 Sh’vat 12310
Tu BiShvat 8551 15 Sh’vat 12311
Tu BiShvat 8552 15 Sh’vat 12312
Tu BiShvat 8553 15 Sh’vat 12313
Tu BiShvat 8554 15 Sh’vat 12314
Tu BiShvat 8555 15 Sh’vat 12315

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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