This
Monday, Jewish communities around the world will celebrate the festival of Tu
B’shvat – the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat – also known as
the New Year of the trees. Tu B’Shvat
is the “Jewish Arbor Day,” a day when we realize the importance of these
magnificent plants that sustain us all.
Trees grow with their leaves
reaching up to the heavens – giving us oxygen to breathe, wood