Tu BiShvat 5909 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9669

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9669 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 5906 15 Sh’vat 9666
Tu BiShvat 5907 15 Sh’vat 9667
Tu BiShvat 5908 15 Sh’vat 9668
Tu BiShvat 5909 15 Sh’vat 9669
Tu BiShvat 5910 15 Sh’vat 9670
Tu BiShvat 5911 15 Sh’vat 9671
Tu BiShvat 5912 15 Sh’vat 9672
Tu BiShvat 5913 15 Sh’vat 9673

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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