Tu BiShvat 2184 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5944

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5944 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 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
Tu BiShvat 2187 15 Sh’vat 5947
Tu BiShvat 2188 15 Sh’vat 5948

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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