Tu Bishvat

T"U BiSHVAT is the New Year of trees, The roots of the tree have already become satisfied from the water which came from below, and the tree-top’s leaves start to sprout

we are going to discuss an aspect of Tu Bishvat this week. For those who want to read more about the holiday themes of Tu Bishvat, you can check on RabbiKaganoff.com under the search words orlah or fourth year .

Tu BiShvat is the "New Year" of the fruit trees. Each year, on this day, we customarily eat those fruits for which the Torah praises Eretz Yisrael.

There are those who appreciate the land for its material benefits. The second list contains oil-olive, symbolizing knowledge, and the honey-date, representing material contentment.

The Mitzvot which are unique to the land of Israel has the ability to bring the nation to a type of elevated living

The act of planting of fruit trees in the Land of Israel,is a way of clinging to God and walking in His ways.