Tu BiShvat 5539 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9299

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9299 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 5536 15 Sh’vat 9296
Tu BiShvat 5537 15 Sh’vat 9297
Tu BiShvat 5538 15 Sh’vat 9298
Tu BiShvat 5539 15 Sh’vat 9299
Tu BiShvat 5540 15 Sh’vat 9300
Tu BiShvat 5541 15 Sh’vat 9301
Tu BiShvat 5542 15 Sh’vat 9302
Tu BiShvat 5543 15 Sh’vat 9303

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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