Tu BiShvat 2759 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 6519

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 6519 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 2756 15 Sh’vat 6516
Tu BiShvat 2757 15 Sh’vat 6517
Tu BiShvat 2758 15 Sh’vat 6518
Tu BiShvat 2759 15 Sh’vat 6519
Tu BiShvat 2760 15 Sh’vat 6520
Tu BiShvat 2761 15 Sh’vat 6521
Tu BiShvat 2762 15 Sh’vat 6522
Tu BiShvat 2763 15 Sh’vat 6523

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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