Tu BiShvat 5529 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9289

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9289 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 5526 15 Sh’vat 9286
Tu BiShvat 5527 15 Sh’vat 9287
Tu BiShvat 5528 15 Sh’vat 9288
Tu BiShvat 5529 15 Sh’vat 9289
Tu BiShvat 5530 15 Sh’vat 9290
Tu BiShvat 5531 15 Sh’vat 9291
Tu BiShvat 5532 15 Sh’vat 9292
Tu BiShvat 5533 15 Sh’vat 9293

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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