Laura Breznick is the cantor of Temple Sholom in New Milford. Contributed Photo / contributed From the evening of Sunday, Jan. 16 to Monday, Jan. 17, Jews around the world celebrated one of the lesser known festivals on the Jewish calendar called Tu Bishvat. Tu Bishvat is known as the New Year or Birthday of the Trees. It is, as I wrote, a minor festival. The name is Hebrew for the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat. In ancient times, Tu Bishvat was simply a date on the calendar that aided Jewish farmers in establishing exactly when they should...
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