Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat in the United States
Tu B’Shevat (Tu Bishvat) is the 15th day of the Jewish months of Shevat. This festival is also known as the “New Year for Trees” and is observed in Jewish communities in countries such as the United States.

What Do People Do?
Many Jewish communities in the United States observe the festival by eating fruit on this day. The Torah praises seven “fruits”, in particular grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. Many Jewish people also try to eat a new fruit, which can be any seasonal fruit. Some Jewish communities plant trees on Tu B’Shevat.
Public Life
Tu B’Shevat is not a public holiday in the United States. However, some Jewish organizations may be closed or offer a limited service to allow for festivities to occur on this day.
Background
Tu B’Shevat is first referred to in the late Second Temple period (515 BCE to 20 CE) when it was the cut-off date for levying the tithe on the produce of fruit trees. When Jewish colonists returned to Palestine during the 1930s, they reclaimed the barren land by planting trees where they could. It became customary to plant a tree for every newborn child – a cedar for a boy and a cypress or pine for a girl.
About Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat in other countries
Read more about Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat.Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat Observances
Note: Jewish holidays begin at sundown the day before the date specified for the holiday.Weekday | Date | Year | Name | Holiday Type | Where It is Observed |
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Sat | Jan 30 | 2010 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Thu | Jan 20 | 2011 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Wed | Feb 8 | 2012 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Sat | Jan 26 | 2013 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Thu | Jan 16 | 2014 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Wed | Feb 4 | 2015 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Mon | Jan 25 | 2016 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Sat | Feb 11 | 2017 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Wed | Jan 31 | 2018 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Mon | Jan 21 | 2019 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday | |
Mon | Feb 10 | 2020 | Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | Jewish holiday |
Quick Facts
Tu B’Shevat is known as the “New Year for Trees”, is a Jewish festival similar to Arbor Day.Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat 2018
Wednesday, January 31, 2018Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat 2019
Monday, January 21, 2019Name in other languages
Name | Language |
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Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat | English |
Tu Bishvat | Spanish |
טו בשבט | Hebrew |
السنة الجديدة من الأشجار | Arabic |
나무의 새해 | Korean |
Tu Bishvat / Tu B'Shevat | Norwegian |
Tu biSchevat | German |
Alternative names
Name | Language |
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New Year of the Trees/Arbor Day | English |
ראש השנה לאילנות | Hebrew |
Neujahrsfest der Bäume | German |
Related holiday
- Arbor Day – Friday, April 27, 2018
Other holidays in January 2018 in the United States
- New Year's Day – Monday, January 1, 2018
- Epiphany – Saturday, January 6, 2018
- Orthodox Christmas Day – Sunday, January 7, 2018
- Lee Jackson Day – Friday, January 12, 2018
- Stephen Foster Memorial Day – Saturday, January 13, 2018
- Orthodox New Year – Sunday, January 14, 2018
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 15, 2018
- Robert E Lee's Birthday – Friday, January 19, 2018
- Kansas Day – Monday, January 29, 2018
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