Tu BiShvat 5689 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9449

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9449 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 5686 15 Sh’vat 9446
Tu BiShvat 5687 15 Sh’vat 9447
Tu BiShvat 5688 15 Sh’vat 9448
Tu BiShvat 5689 15 Sh’vat 9449
Tu BiShvat 5690 15 Sh’vat 9450
Tu BiShvat 5691 15 Sh’vat 9451
Tu BiShvat 5692 15 Sh’vat 9452
Tu BiShvat 5693 15 Sh’vat 9453

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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