Man, the Upside-Down Tree
Tu BiShvat, the New Year for Trees, seems to be a celebration of nature alone—a day marking the renewal of trees and their fruits. However,...
Category : Shevat
How to Truly Succeed
The Nation of Israel is likened to a grape vine. The sages explain: “What is done when the owner of the vine wants to enhance...
Shevat Transposition
The holy Arizal taught that each month of the year has its own tzeruf (combination of the letters of God’s Name, Havayah) that is alluded...
Tu B’Shvat: Learning Refinement from the Trees
The 15th of Shvat, called Tu (15) B’Shvat, is the new year of the trees. What can we learn from trees and their fruit? In...
The Pleasure of Shevat
Pleasure, enjoyment, happiness…These are all beautiful words. It is truly a pleasure to hear them. Does the Torah ‘like’ these concepts? At first glance, it...
The Rebbe Rayatz: Writings in Exchange for Life
With true self-sacrifice, the Rebbe Rayatz directs his aide to burn his memoirs and the historical accounts he had written. This self-sacrifice is totally for...
The Tzaddik: Body and Soul
Rabbi Ginsburgh's student, Rabbi Yossi Peli, discusses the persona of the tzaddik as described in Rabbi Ginsburgh's Hebrew book, "The Inner Dimension." (Soon to be...
Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson: The Power to Bless
Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson was born on the 25th of Adar 5661 (1901) to her parents, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rebbe Rayatz and her...
No Extreme Dieting
According to the Book of Formation, the sense of the month of Shevat is the sense of eating (which includes drinking, as well). We might...
The Tree of Life and God's 10 Descents to the World
In this Tu Beshevat lesson, Rabbi Ginsburgh describes the deep aspects of the Tree of Life and expounds upon the ten times that God descends...
