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Bookmark or Share- Tu BiShvat - WikipediaTu BiShvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בִּשְׁבָט , romanized: Ṭū bīŠvāṭ, lit. '15th of Shevat') is a Jewish holiday occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat (in 2024, Tu BiShvat begins at sunset on February 12 and ends in the evening of February 13).
- 15 Shevat 2025 - The New Year for Trees (Tu Bishvat)Commonly known as Tu Bishvat, this day marks the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.
- Tu BiShvat - Reform JudaismTu BiShvat or the "New Year of the Trees" is Jewish Arbor Day. The holiday is observed on the 15th ( tu ) of the Hebrew month of Shvat. Scholars believe that originally Tu BiShvat was an agricultural festival, marking the emergence of spring.
- Tu Bishvat 101 - My Jewish LearningFor environmentalists, Tu Bishvat is an ancient and authentic Jewish “Earth Day” that educates Jews about the Jewish tradition’s advocacy of responsible stewardship of God’s creation as manifested in ecological activism.
- Tu B’Shevat: Basics - Meet the New Year for the Trees.Tu B’Shevat is considered the beginning of the year for trees because it is the midpoint of winter: the strength of the cold becomes less, the majority of the year’s rains (in Israel) have fallen, and the sap of the trees starts to rise. As a result, fruit begins to form.
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