Tu BiShvat 9400 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13160

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13160 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 9397 15 Sh’vat 13157
Tu BiShvat 9398 15 Sh’vat 13158
Tu BiShvat 9399 15 Sh’vat 13159
Tu BiShvat 9400 15 Sh’vat 13160
Tu BiShvat 9401 15 Sh’vat 13161
Tu BiShvat 9402 15 Sh’vat 13162
Tu BiShvat 9403 15 Sh’vat 13163
Tu BiShvat 9404 15 Sh’vat 13164

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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