Here are some facts about Tu B’Shvat:
1. The Jewish Arbor Day, Tu B’Shvat (ט”ו בשבט) highlights human gratitude for the creation of the fruit-bearing trees, via a one-sentence-blessing before consuming any fruit.
2. On Tu B’Shvat, it is customary to eat fruit of the new season, particularly the 30 types of fruit growing in the Land of Israel, while maximizing optimism and happiness and minimizing pessimism and sorrow.
3. The centrality of trees is reflected by the date of Tu B’Shvat, when the relevant portion of the Bible commemorates the receipt of the Ten Commandments and the Five Books of Moses (Exodus 13-17).
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