Tu BiShvat 6859 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10619

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10619 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 6856 15 Sh’vat 10616
Tu BiShvat 6857 15 Sh’vat 10617
Tu BiShvat 6858 15 Sh’vat 10618
Tu BiShvat 6859 15 Sh’vat 10619
Tu BiShvat 6860 15 Sh’vat 10620
Tu BiShvat 6861 15 Sh’vat 10621
Tu BiShvat 6862 15 Sh’vat 10622
Tu BiShvat 6863 15 Sh’vat 10623

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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