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Connect with the power of the Tree of Life on Tu BiShvat. This holiday is an opportunity to ask Hashem that we, too, bear sweet and good fruit in the New Year of the Trees. According to the Zohar, the physical manifestation of this is that many trees begin bearing fruit from Tu BiShvat.
The fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, Shevat marks the liberation of the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery. Shevat is also the eleventh month in the Bible’s list of months, which begins with Nisan.
Tevet is the tenth month in the Jewish calendar. It is a month of prayer and fasting, as well as a remembrance of historical events that took place. It celebrates the victory of the Israelites over the Assyrians in 333 B.C. It is also the month of commemoration of the death of Nehemiah, the leader who rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.
When the sun sets on Sunday, December 18, Hanukkah, an important cosmic opening, will begin. It is the LIGHT of miracles, it is said. But what exactly is considered a miracle: something unusual, supernatural?
Although Jeshvan does not present any outstanding cosmic opportunities this month offers a well-deserved rest after intense spiritual work. It is not uncommon for surprising failures to follow outstanding success.
