Tu BiShvat 5109 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 8869

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 8869 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 5106 15 Sh’vat 8866
Tu BiShvat 5107 15 Sh’vat 8867
Tu BiShvat 5108 15 Sh’vat 8868
Tu BiShvat 5109 15 Sh’vat 8869
Tu BiShvat 5110 15 Sh’vat 8870
Tu BiShvat 5111 15 Sh’vat 8871
Tu BiShvat 5112 15 Sh’vat 8872
Tu BiShvat 5113 15 Sh’vat 8873

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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