Ep. 579: 15th of Shevat: What Are Some Lessons We Learn From Trees?

MyLife: Chassidus Applied · Feb 4, 2026 · 1h 7m

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

15th of Shevat

Why do we celebrate the New Year for Trees?

Why don’t we celebrate it on the third day of creation, when trees and vegetation were created?

How do trees celebrate their new year?

What is the basis of Shammai and Hillel’s different opinions of when we celebrate the new year for trees?

Can it serve as an analogy for stages in the revelation of Moshiach?

Was this day celebrated in Biblical times?

What is a 15th of Shevat Seder and how do we conduct one?

What are some lessons we learn from trees?

Is there a source that Shevat is the…