Tu BiShvat 9181 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12941

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12941 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 9178 15 Sh’vat 12938
Tu BiShvat 9179 15 Sh’vat 12939
Tu BiShvat 9180 15 Sh’vat 12940
Tu BiShvat 9181 15 Sh’vat 12941
Tu BiShvat 9182 15 Sh’vat 12942
Tu BiShvat 9183 15 Sh’vat 12943
Tu BiShvat 9184 15 Sh’vat 12944
Tu BiShvat 9185 15 Sh’vat 12945

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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