Question: Tu B'Shvat is the New Year of Trees. What does Kabbalah say about trees?
Answer: Kabbalah teaches that the holidays are channels on which specific spiritual Light is revealed. Holidays enable every person on earth to connect to the unique Light that is available on that day, thereby drawing more Light into their lives.
Kabbalah teaches that every aspect of this world is filled with the Light of the Creator, and that every part of the universe works together for the betterment of the world. Trees and vegetation are an important aspect of both our spiritual and physical world.
On Tu B'Shevat the Creator showers new Light into the trees and vegetation of our world. Tu B'Shevat is an opportunity for all of us to connect and receive the new powerful Light that will begin permeating our world this Tu B'Shevat.
