Tu BiShvat 7559 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 11319

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 11319 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 7556 15 Sh’vat 11316
Tu BiShvat 7557 15 Sh’vat 11317
Tu BiShvat 7558 15 Sh’vat 11318
Tu BiShvat 7559 15 Sh’vat 11319
Tu BiShvat 7560 15 Sh’vat 11320
Tu BiShvat 7561 15 Sh’vat 11321
Tu BiShvat 7562 15 Sh’vat 11322
Tu BiShvat 7563 15 Sh’vat 11323

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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