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From the beginning, we have had a connection to trees. Adam was commanded to work and guard the trees of gan eden. The holiday of Tu B’Shevat means different things to different people – halachic significance, a kabbalistic significance, as an opportunity to restore the ecology of the Land of Israel, the environment.<\/p>\n

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Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla<\/a> Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
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From the beginning, we have had a connection to trees. Adam was commanded to work and guard the trees of gan eden. The holiday of Tu B’Shevat means different things to different people – halachic significance, a kabbalistic significance, as an opportunity to restore the ecology of the Land of Israel, the environment. Recorded at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133515,"featured_media":41564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[362],"tags":[377],"class_list":["post-44980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-months","tag-layla","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Month of Shevat: A Time to Grow - Jewish Holidays<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From the beginning, we've had a connection to trees. 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