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Tu Bi’Shvat With Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz (Video) – Man is a Tree of the Field

Tree

The first Mishnah of Rosh HaShanah teaches us that the 15th of Shevat – Tu Bi’Shvat is the head of the year for trees. The Torah in Deuteronomy 20:19 teaches us that, “Man is a tree of the field.” What does this mean and what are some of the mysteries behind the tree, the fruits and the seeds, and how they all relate to man?

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The Little Leaf (Video) – A Lesson in Divine Providence

Leaf

Divine Providence – Hashgachah Pratis – is defined as the concept that God is active in all of creation all the time. He monitors every single thing at every single moment. He is aware of every single thing at every single moment. He knows what everything is doing at every single moment and sustains that thing (or person etc.) at every single moment. Nothing happens by chance. Everything is orchestrated from Above – save for man’s free choice which he is given as a gift by the Creator to use however he wishes to use it.

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The Tree and The Leaf – Attachment to The Source

Kingfisher sitting on branch next to tree

The story about the leaf that so wished it could be like a bird, flying freely in the sky. Now, this was real freedom! It didn’t take long for the leaf to realise that true freedom was not in being able to fly about wherever one wants to. True freedom is being connected to the Source which grants nourishment and everything one needs to live…

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