Tu BiShvat 9259 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13019

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13019 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 9256 15 Sh’vat 13016
Tu BiShvat 9257 15 Sh’vat 13017
Tu BiShvat 9258 15 Sh’vat 13018
Tu BiShvat 9259 15 Sh’vat 13019
Tu BiShvat 9260 15 Sh’vat 13020
Tu BiShvat 9261 15 Sh’vat 13021
Tu BiShvat 9262 15 Sh’vat 13022
Tu BiShvat 9263 15 Sh’vat 13023

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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