Tu BiShvat 9917 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13677

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13677 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 9914 15 Sh’vat 13674
Tu BiShvat 9915 15 Sh’vat 13675
Tu BiShvat 9916 15 Sh’vat 13676
Tu BiShvat 9917 15 Sh’vat 13677
Tu BiShvat 9918 15 Sh’vat 13678
Tu BiShvat 9919 15 Sh’vat 13679
Tu BiShvat 9920 15 Sh’vat 13680
Tu BiShvat 9921 15 Sh’vat 13681

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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