“If not for the trees, human life could not exist.” Midrash Sifre to Deuteronomy 20:18 Tu Bi Shvat is the new year for trees. This ancient celebration has changed and evolved over time but is perhaps more significant now then ever…

  Did you know that Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, means “dedication?” Traditionally, this refers to the eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Macabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and…