Tu BiShvat 8429 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 12189

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 12189 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 8426 15 Sh’vat 12186
Tu BiShvat 8427 15 Sh’vat 12187
Tu BiShvat 8428 15 Sh’vat 12188
Tu BiShvat 8429 15 Sh’vat 12189
Tu BiShvat 8430 15 Sh’vat 12190
Tu BiShvat 8431 15 Sh’vat 12191
Tu BiShvat 8432 15 Sh’vat 12192
Tu BiShvat 8433 15 Sh’vat 12193

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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