Rebbetzin Shayndel Plotkin--Celebrating Tu B'Shevat: the Birthday of the Trees

Rebbetzin Shayndel Plotkin is the Executive Director of Liumi West Retreat in South Florida. She is a also teacher, writer and facilitator of educational seminars, as well as a community farmer.

In this meaningful interview, Shayndel talks about the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat. Celebrated on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat. Tu B'Shevat is the birthday of the trees. We can learn a lot about life from this holiday. One of the most important things we learn, is that time is sacred. Judaism marks milestones of time. There is a time to give and a time to receive. When we first plant a tree, we need to wait three years before we can eat from the fruit of the tree. Also, before we eat the fruit, we need to say a blessing so that we elevate the physical, and turn it into something spiritual. When we eat, we flourish.

Shayndel also talks about the 7 species that we eat on Tu B' Shevat. These foods grow in the land of Israel:
figs
olives
dates
grapes
barley
wheat
pomegranates

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