Tu BiShvat 7179 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 10939

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 10939 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 7176 15 Sh’vat 10936
Tu BiShvat 7177 15 Sh’vat 10937
Tu BiShvat 7178 15 Sh’vat 10938
Tu BiShvat 7179 15 Sh’vat 10939
Tu BiShvat 7180 15 Sh’vat 10940
Tu BiShvat 7181 15 Sh’vat 10941
Tu BiShvat 7182 15 Sh’vat 10942
Tu BiShvat 7183 15 Sh’vat 10943

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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