Tu BiShvat 2149 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 5909

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 5909 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 2146 15 Sh’vat 5906
Tu BiShvat 2147 15 Sh’vat 5907
Tu BiShvat 2148 15 Sh’vat 5908
Tu BiShvat 2149 15 Sh’vat 5909
Tu BiShvat 2150 15 Sh’vat 5910
Tu BiShvat 2151 15 Sh’vat 5911
Tu BiShvat 2152 15 Sh’vat 5912
Tu BiShvat 2153 15 Sh’vat 5913

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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