Tu BiShvat 9859 / טוּ בִּשְׁבָט 13619

New Year for Trees 🌳

Tu BiShvat for Hebrew Year 13619 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 9856 15 Sh’vat 13616
Tu BiShvat 9857 15 Sh’vat 13617
Tu BiShvat 9858 15 Sh’vat 13618
Tu BiShvat 9859 15 Sh’vat 13619
Tu BiShvat 9860 15 Sh’vat 13620
Tu BiShvat 9861 15 Sh’vat 13621
Tu BiShvat 9862 15 Sh’vat 13622
Tu BiShvat 9863 15 Sh’vat 13623

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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