Tu BiShvat 5589 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9349

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9349 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 5586 15 Sh’vat 9346
Tu BiShvat 5587 15 Sh’vat 9347
Tu BiShvat 5588 15 Sh’vat 9348
Tu BiShvat 5589 15 Sh’vat 9349
Tu BiShvat 5590 15 Sh’vat 9350
Tu BiShvat 5591 15 Sh’vat 9351
Tu BiShvat 5592 15 Sh’vat 9352
Tu BiShvat 5593 15 Sh’vat 9353

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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