Tu BiShvat 8648 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12408

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12408 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 8645 15 Sh’vat 12405
Tu BiShvat 8646 15 Sh’vat 12406
Tu BiShvat 8647 15 Sh’vat 12407
Tu BiShvat 8648 15 Sh’vat 12408
Tu BiShvat 8649 15 Sh’vat 12409
Tu BiShvat 8650 15 Sh’vat 12410
Tu BiShvat 8651 15 Sh’vat 12411
Tu BiShvat 8652 15 Sh’vat 12412

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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