Tu BiShvat 6839 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10599

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10599 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 6836 15 Sh’vat 10596
Tu BiShvat 6837 15 Sh’vat 10597
Tu BiShvat 6838 15 Sh’vat 10598
Tu BiShvat 6839 15 Sh’vat 10599
Tu BiShvat 6840 15 Sh’vat 10600
Tu BiShvat 6841 15 Sh’vat 10601
Tu BiShvat 6842 15 Sh’vat 10602
Tu BiShvat 6843 15 Sh’vat 10603

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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