Tu BiShvat 6909 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10669

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10669 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 6906 15 Sh’vat 10666
Tu BiShvat 6907 15 Sh’vat 10667
Tu BiShvat 6908 15 Sh’vat 10668
Tu BiShvat 6909 15 Sh’vat 10669
Tu BiShvat 6910 15 Sh’vat 10670
Tu BiShvat 6911 15 Sh’vat 10671
Tu BiShvat 6912 15 Sh’vat 10672
Tu BiShvat 6913 15 Sh’vat 10673

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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