Tu BiShvat 5519 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9279

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9279 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 5516 15 Sh’vat 9276
Tu BiShvat 5517 15 Sh’vat 9277
Tu BiShvat 5518 15 Sh’vat 9278
Tu BiShvat 5519 15 Sh’vat 9279
Tu BiShvat 5520 15 Sh’vat 9280
Tu BiShvat 5521 15 Sh’vat 9281
Tu BiShvat 5522 15 Sh’vat 9282
Tu BiShvat 5523 15 Sh’vat 9283

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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