Tu BiShvat 6059 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 9819

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 9819 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 6056 15 Sh’vat 9816
Tu BiShvat 6057 15 Sh’vat 9817
Tu BiShvat 6058 15 Sh’vat 9818
Tu BiShvat 6059 15 Sh’vat 9819
Tu BiShvat 6060 15 Sh’vat 9820
Tu BiShvat 6061 15 Sh’vat 9821
Tu BiShvat 6062 15 Sh’vat 9822
Tu BiShvat 6063 15 Sh’vat 9823

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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