Tu b’Shvat: The Jewish New Year for the Trees

One of my teachers, R. Raz Hartman gave over the following in a class several years ago.   I hope I do it justice, and that you enjoy it. Before I start, I want to share a few basics.  For those of you who know this already, please bear with me.  According to our family tradition, our man Moshe (Moses) went up on Mt. Sinai and received the Torah.  What he received was not just the written Torah, but also an … Continue reading