Tu BiShvat 5709 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9469

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9469 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 5706 15 Sh’vat 9466
Tu BiShvat 5707 15 Sh’vat 9467
Tu BiShvat 5708 15 Sh’vat 9468
Tu BiShvat 5709 15 Sh’vat 9469
Tu BiShvat 5710 15 Sh’vat 9470
Tu BiShvat 5711 15 Sh’vat 9471
Tu BiShvat 5712 15 Sh’vat 9472
Tu BiShvat 5713 15 Sh’vat 9473

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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