Tu BiShvat 9094 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12854

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12854 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 9091 15 Sh’vat 12851
Tu BiShvat 9092 15 Sh’vat 12852
Tu BiShvat 9093 15 Sh’vat 12853
Tu BiShvat 9094 15 Sh’vat 12854
Tu BiShvat 9095 15 Sh’vat 12855
Tu BiShvat 9096 15 Sh’vat 12856
Tu BiShvat 9097 15 Sh’vat 12857
Tu BiShvat 9098 15 Sh’vat 12858

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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