Tu BiShvat 2182 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5942

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5942 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 2179 15 Sh’vat 5939
Tu BiShvat 2180 15 Sh’vat 5940
Tu BiShvat 2181 15 Sh’vat 5941
Tu BiShvat 2182 15 Sh’vat 5942
Tu BiShvat 2183 15 Sh’vat 5943
Tu BiShvat 2184 15 Sh’vat 5944
Tu BiShvat 2185 15 Sh’vat 5945
Tu BiShvat 2186 15 Sh’vat 5946

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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