Tu BiShvat 9028 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12788

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12788 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 9025 15 Sh’vat 12785
Tu BiShvat 9026 15 Sh’vat 12786
Tu BiShvat 9027 15 Sh’vat 12787
Tu BiShvat 9028 15 Sh’vat 12788
Tu BiShvat 9029 15 Sh’vat 12789
Tu BiShvat 9030 15 Sh’vat 12790
Tu BiShvat 9031 15 Sh’vat 12791
Tu BiShvat 9032 15 Sh’vat 12792

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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