Tu BiShvat 2042 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5802

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5802 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 2039 15 Sh’vat 5799
Tu BiShvat 2040 15 Sh’vat 5800
Tu BiShvat 2041 15 Sh’vat 5801
Tu BiShvat 2042 15 Sh’vat 5802
Tu BiShvat 2043 15 Sh’vat 5803
Tu BiShvat 2044 15 Sh’vat 5804
Tu BiShvat 2045 15 Sh’vat 5805
Tu BiShvat 2046 15 Sh’vat 5806

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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