Tu B'Shvat: Trees or Fruits?

This is a wonderful message - giving is not only money, it's time, it's ourselves. thank you for the lovely message

I attend the Village Shul, Toronto ? Baruch HaShem ?

All trees have branches, that reach out in space. Perhaps this can encourage us to also reach out to others, in life, to network, freely, to connect and to give...

Thank you for the very nice message, but actually the question is easy to answer. Tu BiShvat is actually the new year for fruit and not for trees! The 15th is the cut-off date for tithing fruit. If it began growing before Tu BiShvat is is tithed with last year's produce. If it began after, it belongs to next year's crop.

Trees have a different new year - for counting if a tree is in its 1st 3 years - Rosh Hashanah! See this article for a fuller explanation: http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/ho/ABCs-of-Tu-BShvat.html (as well as the first Mishna in Rosh Hashanah).

Equally important, you forgot to mention the teeth-grinding carob (bukser) we all used to get every year!

My kids love prunes, fruits and nuts. Dried fruit is candy to them...
Just saying:) Baruch Hashem.

That quote above about 'We make a living, etc' is from Sir Winston Churchill. My daughter had it printed on her card when she made Lt. Colonel in the army.

Rabbi, your videos are truly inspiring. Thank you,

Always enjoy your messages and hoping you come out with a book of all these amazing quotes you have!

Thank you aish.com

khag sameakh

with the holiday and its meaning and relevance. This message gives me something to ponder about. Thanx.

If you don't get you can't give.

Thank you for sharing a powerful message on an often misunderstood holiday!

Great speech! Thanks so much for your time.

Happy Tu B' Shevat