Tu BiShvat 5629 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9389

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9389 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 5626 15 Sh’vat 9386
Tu BiShvat 5627 15 Sh’vat 9387
Tu BiShvat 5628 15 Sh’vat 9388
Tu BiShvat 5629 15 Sh’vat 9389
Tu BiShvat 5630 15 Sh’vat 9390
Tu BiShvat 5631 15 Sh’vat 9391
Tu BiShvat 5632 15 Sh’vat 9392
Tu BiShvat 5633 15 Sh’vat 9393

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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