Tu B'Shevat 2011

January 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 New Years Saturday January 1 -13 years, -3 months, -22 days or -4861 days 2 3 4 5 6 Epiphany Thursday January 6 -13 years, -3 months, -17 days or -4856 days 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Martin Luther King Day Monday January 17 -13 years, -3 months, -6 days or -4845 days 18 19 20 Tu B Shevat Thursday January 20 -13 years, -3 months, -3 days or -4842 days 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Tu B'Shevat for the year 2011 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Wednesday, January 19th ending at sundown on Thursday, January 20th.

Tu B'Shevat in the Hebrew calendar falls on the 15th day of the month of Shevat. This day celebrates the "New Year for the Trees" and their importance in the Jewish Society. Much like Arbor Day, this day is about trees and planting them to make the land more healthy and vibrant.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Tu B'Shevat 2011

Thursday, January 20th is day number 20 of the 2011 calendar year with -13 years, -3 months, -3 days until Tu B'Shevat 2011.