הכנה לט''ו בשבט

Although there are few leaves on the trees here in , חוץ לארץ, is the day that marks the beginning of a "New Year for Trees." This is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.Legally, the "New Year for Trees" relates to the various amounts that are separated from produce grown in ארץ ישראל. These amounts differ from year to year in the 7 year שמיטה cycle.

We mark the day of ט''ו בשבט by eating fruit, particularly from the from the שבע מינים: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates. On this day we have to keep in mind that ''כי אדם עץ השדה'' and reflect on the lessons we can learn from trees, which is parallel to man.

For a guide in one of the ways to have a ט''ו בשבט סדר, CLICK HERE.