Tu BiShvat 1019 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 4779

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 4779 began on and ended 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 1016 15 Sh’vat 4776
Tu BiShvat 1017 15 Sh’vat 4777
Tu BiShvat 1018 15 Sh’vat 4778
Tu BiShvat 1019 15 Sh’vat 4779
Tu BiShvat 1020 15 Sh’vat 4780
Tu BiShvat 1021 15 Sh’vat 4781
Tu BiShvat 1022 15 Sh’vat 4782
Tu BiShvat 1023 15 Sh’vat 4783

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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