Tu BiShvat 9154 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12914

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12914 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 9151 15 Sh’vat 12911
Tu BiShvat 9152 15 Sh’vat 12912
Tu BiShvat 9153 15 Sh’vat 12913
Tu BiShvat 9154 15 Sh’vat 12914
Tu BiShvat 9155 15 Sh’vat 12915
Tu BiShvat 9156 15 Sh’vat 12916
Tu BiShvat 9157 15 Sh’vat 12917
Tu BiShvat 9158 15 Sh’vat 12918

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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