Tu BiShvat 8815 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12575

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12575 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 8812 15 Sh’vat 12572
Tu BiShvat 8813 15 Sh’vat 12573
Tu BiShvat 8814 15 Sh’vat 12574
Tu BiShvat 8815 15 Sh’vat 12575
Tu BiShvat 8816 15 Sh’vat 12576
Tu BiShvat 8817 15 Sh’vat 12577
Tu BiShvat 8818 15 Sh’vat 12578
Tu BiShvat 8819 15 Sh’vat 12579

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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