ChaBaD Tu BiShvat in a Minute
ChaBaD Tu BiShvat in a Minute Tu BiShvat in a Minute When’s the last time you wished a tree Happy New Year? The 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat is a great opportunity. It’s known as Tu BiShvat, the New Year for Trees. Why do trees celebrate their New Year so much later than ours ? It has to do with the rainy season in Israel, which commences with the festival of Sukkot. It takes four months for the rains to saturate the soil, nurture the trees and coax them into producing fruit. This is important to know if you are planning to give your tithes of fruits, as is done in the Land of Israel, because the required tithes vary from year to year. It’s also important if you are a tree and looking for something to celebrate. We humans can also celebrate along with the trees We humans can also celebrate along with the trees. After all, the Torah says, “Man is a tree of the field.” We are nurtur...