Tu BiShvath: New Year of the Trees

I love this time of year, when the holiday of Tub B’Shvat comes around. Most people are less familiar with this holiday, the Jewish holiday celebrating the trees.   We typically eat dates, figs, pomegranates and olives, generally fruits that are special to Israel.  I love that in the darkness part of the winter, Hashem built in a time to celebrate the…