Tu BiShvat 3299 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 7059

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 7059 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 3296 15 Sh’vat 7056
Tu BiShvat 3297 15 Sh’vat 7057
Tu BiShvat 3298 15 Sh’vat 7058
Tu BiShvat 3299 15 Sh’vat 7059
Tu BiShvat 3300 15 Sh’vat 7060
Tu BiShvat 3301 15 Sh’vat 7061
Tu BiShvat 3302 15 Sh’vat 7062
Tu BiShvat 3303 15 Sh’vat 7063

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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